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This is a drawing of multiple figures engaging in various activities outdoors around a large tree. The scene is detailed with shading and shows a serene natural environment. The figures are depicted with some sitting under the tree and others in motion. The tree trunk divides the composition vertically, and there are textures indicating foliage and grass. The drawing uses pencil or charcoal to create depth and convey light and shadow.
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This is a drawing of multiple figures engaging in various activities outdoors around a large tree. The scene is detailed with shading and shows a serene natural environment. The figures are depicted with some sitting under the tree and others in motion. The tree trunk divides the composition vertically, and there are textures indicating foliage and grass. The drawing uses pencil or charcoal to create depth and convey light and shadow.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Bathers

William P. Babcock

Date
1860s-1870s
Medium
charcoal on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 31.75 × 38.89 cm (12 1/2 × 15 5/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2015.19.763
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Membership Association Fund, 1951)
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Nude
  • Bathers
  • nude
  • figure
Provenance

(Brodney Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1951; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: TL 7669.84; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: "Six Nude Bathers" / W. P. Babcock

NGA object ID 179914. 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.