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The image shows a person seated outdoors against a tree. The person's upper body and legs are visible. They are in a slightly reclined position with their knees bent and feet on the ground. The person's face is partially obscured by shadows, but their lips, nose, and jawline are visible. They have medium-length hair peeking out from under a wide-brimmed hat. The person wears a long-sleeved coat, trousers, and visible shoes. Tall trees form a canopy above them, and the ground is textured with grass or earth. In the background, there are faint outlines of hills or mountains under a cloudy sky.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
A Young Boy Seated Beneath a Tree
John Hoppner
- Date
- c. 1790s/1810
- Medium
- red and black chalk with brush and gray and black ink
- Dimensions
- framed: 27.94 × 22.86 cm (11 × 9 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 2022.78.1
- Credit line
- Gift of Funds from the Krugman Family Foundation
- Time span
- 1776 to 1800
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- Seated figure
- Tree
- boy
- portrait
- Rock
Provenance
The Earls of Sutherland, Dunrobin Castle, Scotland; (sale, Bonhams Edinborough, 20 April 2021, no. 259); (Thomas Williams Fine Art, London); purchased 2022 by NGA.
NGA object ID 224797. 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.