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The image shows a drawing of a male figure kneeling on the ground. The person's body is turned at an angle, and his head is tilted slightly upward. His facial features are detailed, with a prominent nose and closed or half-closed eyes, while his hair appears short. He is wearing a robe with loose sleeves. There are no visible jewelry or objects. The background has a plain texture and shows a faint sketch of another figure in a similar pose behind the main figure.
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The image shows a drawing of a male figure kneeling on the ground. The person's body is turned at an angle, and his head is tilted slightly upward. His facial features are detailed, with a prominent nose and closed or half-closed eyes, while his hair appears short. He is wearing a robe with loose sleeves. There are no visible jewelry or objects. The background has a plain texture and shows a faint sketch of another figure in a similar pose behind the main figure.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Young Benedictine Monk Kneeling

Jean Leonard Lugardon

Date
after 1824
Medium
black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue-gray wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 43.5 x 40 cm (17 1/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2009.70.13.a
Credit line
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Costume
  • Portrait
  • Face
  • Man
Provenance

Jean Léonard Lugardon [1801-1844], Paris and Geneva (Lugt 1486b); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Inscription

by later hand, upper left in graphite (on hinge): p. 54; by later hand, lower left in graphite: K (reversed); by later hand, lower left in graphite: (not deciphered); by later hand, lower left in graphite: #4259

Watermarks

shell and PM initials

NGA object ID 143660. 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.