Father Hecker Reading Goethe

John La Farge, 1866

MEDIUMCharcoal on off-white wove paper

DIMENSIONS6 11/16 x 4 1/4 in. (17 x 10.8 cm)

LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art

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John La Farge

John La Farge was a pioneering American artist who revolutionized stained glass with his innovative use of opalescent glass and layered techniques.