Young Pilgrim with Guardian Angel

1820–71

Not on view

A figure kneels near a skull and clasps his hands together as an angel stands behind him in a turbulent landscape. Beneath the large image, the artist sketched a small variation.

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Title: Young Pilgrim with Guardian Angel
Artist: Attributed to Sir George Hayter (British, London 1792–1871 London)
Date: 1820–71
Medium: Pen and brown ink
Dimensions: sheet: 7 1/8 x 4 7/16 in. (18.1 x 11.3 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1986
Object Number: 1986.1168.2
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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