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The image is a sketch of a person in a sleeping position, with only the upper half of their body visible. The person's head is tilted to the side, resting on a pillow or cushion, and their hands are tucked under their chin. The sketch features delicate facial features with closed eyes, short tousled hair, and light clothing. The background is minimalistic with soft shading, and the sketch is centered on a light-colored sheet with the artist's name, G. Grandi, inscribed below.
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The image is a sketch of a person in a sleeping position, with only the upper half of their body visible. The person's head is tilted to the side, resting on a pillow or cushion, and their hands are tucked under their chin. The sketch features delicate facial features with closed eyes, short tousled hair, and light clothing. The background is minimalistic with soft shading, and the sketch is centered on a light-colored sheet with the artist's name, G. Grandi, inscribed below.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bimbo che dorme (Sleeping Boy)

Giuseppe Grandi

Date
1873/1874
Medium
etching with monotype wiping on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 16.6 × 11.6 cm (6 9/16 × 4 9/16 in.) sheet: 43.4 × 33.3 cm (17 1/16 × 13 1/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2018.77.4
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • child
  • figure
Provenance

(Il Bulino Antiche Stampe di Matteo Crespi, Milan); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Inscription

lower center in graphite: G. GRANDI; lower right in graphite: H 15(?) / [not deciphered] / su amico P. Vercesi

NGA object ID 214488. 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.