Léon Augustin Lhermitte

Women Praying in Church

1875/1885

Dating
Date range
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Charcoal, with stumping, scraping and erasing, on ivory laid paper (discolored to cream), perimeter mounted on cream wove paper
Dimensions
64.1 × 49.2 cm (25 1/4 × 19 3/8 in.)
Collection no.
1970.1230
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Women Praying in Church — Léon Augustin Lhermitte. 1875/1885.

Medium: Charcoal, with stumping, scraping and erasing, on ivory laid paper (discolored to cream), perimeter mounted on cream wove paper. Dimensions: 64.1 × 49.2 cm (25 1/4 × 19 3/8 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

Artwork sources