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The image displays simplified human figures demonstrating different forms of carrying and lifting weights. It includes four line drawings showing figures in various postures related to physical exertion: one holding a triangular object outstretched, another balancing a rectangular weight across the shoulder, a third in a crouched position as if preparing to lift, and the last leaning sharply backward with arms raised. Each figure is accompanied by a dashed line indicating balance, and there are handwritten notes under each illustration describing the action.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Bearing a Weight; Preparing to Jump, and Alighting
George Scharf after John Flaxman
- Date
- published 1829
- Medium
- lithograph [proof before letters]
- Dimensions
- sheet: 26.5 × 19 cm (10 7/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1980.45.1707
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1826 to 1850
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Flaxman's "Lectures on Sculpture:" pl.31
Subjects and terms
- figure
- British
- Male figure
- Man
- Anatomy
NGA object ID 59455. 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.