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The Figure of Religion (recto/verso)

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Pen and brush with iron gall ink (recto); pen and iron gall ink over graphite (verso)
Rights: Public Domain
Drawings and Prints, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift from the Karen B. Cohen Collection of Eugène Delacroix in honor of Christa M. Savino 2013
Title: The Figure of Religion (recto/verso)
Description:
Pen and brush with iron gall ink (recto); pen and iron gall ink over graphite (verso).

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