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The image shows two people standing. The man on the left has his arm raised towards the woman on the right. He is dressed in 18th-century attire with a dog near his feet. The woman on the right holds a walking stick and adjusts her headwear. The background features sketches of buildings and rooftops.
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The image shows two people standing. The man on the left has his arm raised towards the woman on the right. He is dressed in 18th-century attire with a dog near his feet. The woman on the right holds a walking stick and adjusts her headwear. The background features sketches of buildings and rooftops.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Cleric Accompanying a Lady on Her Morning Walk

Pierre Thomas Le Clerc

Date
1778/80
Medium
red chalk and graphite on beige laid paper, laid down
Dimensions
overall: 28.5 x 21.1 cm (11 1/4 x 8 5/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2000.9.16
Credit line
Gift of Gertrude Laughlin Chanler
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • caricature
  • Woman
  • Dog
  • Hat
  • Clergy
  • Dress
Provenance

Hon. Irwin Boyle Laughlin, Washington D.C., 1922; his wife, Therese Iselin Laughlin, Washington, D.C., 1941; their daughter, Gertrude Laughlin Chanler, New York, 1958; gift to NGA, 2000.

NGA object ID 111602. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.