Design for the Letter D of a Pictorial Alphabet: Dieu (God)
Letter above, flanked by intertwining rinceau. God, the father is seen seated on a crescent moon and adored by angels.
Credit: Bequest of Erskine Hewitt
c. 1830
Graphite, pen and bistre ink, brush and ink wash, with white heightening on cream paper
1938-57-781
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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