The image is a drawing of a person standing. The individual has one arm raised in front of them, and the other arm is holding a staff upright. The person's facial features include a prominent nose, closed eyes, and a long beard. Their hair is wavy and flows around their face. They are dressed in loose, flowing robes that drape around their body, reaching down to their feet, leaving their toes visible. The background is minimal, with sketching around the person, including a serpent-entwined staff on the left side. The drawing is monochrome with varying shades, and there is a scribbled design in the top right corner.
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The image is a drawing of a person standing. The individual has one arm raised in front of them, and the other arm is holding a staff upright. The person's facial features include a prominent nose, closed eyes, and a long beard. Their hair is wavy and flows around their face. They are dressed in loose, flowing robes that drape around their body, reaching down to their feet, leaving their toes visible. The background is minimal, with sketching around the person, including a serpent-entwined staff on the left side. The drawing is monochrome with varying shades, and there is a scribbled design in the top right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Aaron Converting His Staff into a Serpent

Robert W. Weir

Date
c. 1860s
Medium
ink and graphite with gouache on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 24.45 × 15.88 cm (9 5/8 × 6 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2015.19.725
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Membership Association Fund, 1950)
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • figure
  • male
  • Bible
  • Figure
Provenance

(Victor Spark, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1950; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower right in brown ink: R. W. Weir

NGA object ID 184991. 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.