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The image shows a drawing of a dog's head facing forward. The dog's features are detailed, including eyes, a snout, and ears. The sketch depicts the texture of the fur around the dog's face and neck. The background is plain. No additional elements are present in the image.
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The image shows a drawing of a dog's head facing forward. The dog's features are detailed, including eyes, a snout, and ears. The sketch depicts the texture of the fur around the dog's face and neck. The background is plain. No additional elements are present in the image.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Boxer

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein

Date
c. 1795
Medium
black chalk on laid paper mounted on 18th century album sheet
Dimensions
overall: 21.9 x 18.1 cm (8 5/8 x 7 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2003.136.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • mammal
  • animal
  • Dog
Provenance

Artist's estate stamp created by Christie's in 2003, forthcoming in Lugt; (Duke of Oldenburg, Schloss Oldenburg, Germany); (sale, Christie's New York, 22 January, 2003, part of no. 176); (Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich); purchased by NGA, 2003.

NGA object ID 128601. 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.