The Angel or Armor-Caritas
Artist
Timothy Cole
(American, 1852-1931)
Artist
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
(American, 1848-1907)
CultureAmerican
Date1917
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/8 x 6 in. (23.1 x 15.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
InscribedArtist's name and date "1898" lower right on sculpture and "T. Cole Sc 1917" lower left on block. In pencil in margin lower right: "Timothy Cole Sc", "Amor-Caritas" in center and lower left: "Saint Gaudens".
Credit LineGift of Mr. Alphaeus P. Cole
Object number58.31.52
Not on view
DescriptionSepia wood engraving. Image of an angel serving as a column of sorts.Exhibition History"Timothy Cole, Lord Engraver", Norfolk Museum, October 5-26, 1958; Memorial Exhibition, Brooklyn Museum, October-November 1951. Published References#147 in Memorial Exhibition Catalog, Brooklyn Museum, Oct. 11-Nov. 10, 1931.