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The image depicts three figures in an artist's space. In the center, a person is seated, working on a canvas on an easel. They wear a loose coat and headwear, with one foot on the ground and the other raised. The surrounding figures, older in appearance, sit nearby. The scene includes various sketched objects and furniture, with a textured paper background. The sketch is created with expressive ink strokes.
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The image depicts three figures in an artist's space. In the center, a person is seated, working on a canvas on an easel. They wear a loose coat and headwear, with one foot on the ground and the other raised. The surrounding figures, older in appearance, sit nearby. The scene includes various sketched objects and furniture, with a textured paper background. The sketch is created with expressive ink strokes.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

An Artist Seated at His Easel [recto]

Andries Both

Date
possibly c. 1634
Medium
pen and brown ink
Dimensions
overall: 14 x 18.6 cm (5 1/2 x 7 5/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1985.41.1.a
Credit line
Gift of Alice Steiner
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • male
  • portrait
  • Artist
Provenance

Benjamin West. (sale, Sotheby's, London, 22 November 1974, no. 112, reprod. actual size); Mrs. John H. Steiner, Larchmont, NY; gift to NGA in 1985.

Inscription

lower right in brown ink: 18

NGA object ID 65918. 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.