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The image displays a person's seated three-quarter view. The subject is casually posed with one arm on the chair's back and the other arm bent. The person is drawn in profile, featuring lightly sketched facial characteristics like a nose and lips. The hair is styled upwards, potentially in a bun or elaborate updo. The individual is wearing a flowing garment, perhaps a robe or dress, reaching down to the feet, with pencil markings indicating folds and creases. The person is depicted wearing pointed shoes. No visible accessories or objects are depicted. The background is minimalistic, with textured shading highlighting the figure, lacking distinctive elements or scenery.
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The image displays a person's seated three-quarter view. The subject is casually posed with one arm on the chair's back and the other arm bent. The person is drawn in profile, featuring lightly sketched facial characteristics like a nose and lips. The hair is styled upwards, potentially in a bun or elaborate updo. The individual is wearing a flowing garment, perhaps a robe or dress, reaching down to the feet, with pencil markings indicating folds and creases. The person is depicted wearing pointed shoes. No visible accessories or objects are depicted. The background is minimalistic, with textured shading highlighting the figure, lacking distinctive elements or scenery.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Seated Man

Donato Creti

Date
c. 1711
Medium
red chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 23 × 17.5 cm (9 1/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2021.38.3.a
Credit line
William B. O'Neal Fund
Time span
1701 to 1725
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • Seated figure
  • Man
Provenance

(Trinity Fine Art, London). Private collection, London; (Maurizio Nobile, Paris); purchased 2020 by NGA.

NGA object ID 222267. 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.