Study for "Communion of the Sick"
Study of a left hand and sleeve, and a right sleeve. Left hand shown at upper right, with palm downward and fingers spread. Right arm shown at lower left, bending toward the right.
Credit: Bequest of Erskine Hewitt
1844-45
Graphite, white chalk on off-white wove paper
1942-50-49
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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