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The image is a sketch showing an upper body view of a person from behind. The person appears to be standing with their torso slightly bent forward and their head turned slightly to the left. The individual's facial features are not visible. They are wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a short-sleeved shirt, and their right arm is bent as if they are holding an object over their right shoulder. The background is plain and unembellished.
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The image is a sketch showing an upper body view of a person from behind. The person appears to be standing with their torso slightly bent forward and their head turned slightly to the left. The individual's facial features are not visible. They are wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a short-sleeved shirt, and their right arm is bent as if they are holding an object over their right shoulder. The background is plain and unembellished.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Back of a Man with Pole

Walter Shirlaw

Date
1870-1877
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 25.56 × 19.53 cm (10 1/16 × 7 11/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2015.19.3564
Credit line
Corcoran Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • figure
  • Hat
  • Man
Provenance

the artist, New York; Mrs. Walter Shirlaw, New York, 1909; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower left in graphite: W Shirlaw

NGA object ID 184270. 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.