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The image shows three people in various poses. On the left, a person is depicted from the back, dressed in a flowing garment with voluminous sleeves and wearing a cap on their head. The middle figure is in a profile view, facing right, standing bent, and wearing a hat with a wide brim and a long coat or cloak. The person on the right is also in a profile view, facing left, with one arm extended forwards. They wear a similar broad-brimmed hat and voluminous clothing, detailed with fabric folds and a belt. The background is plain, focusing on the figures and their clothing, capturing a moment of interaction or movement.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
A Judge and Two Gentlemen Lawyers
Attributed to Eustache Le Sueur
- Medium
- black chalk heightened with white on tan laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 25.4 x 36.2 cm (10 x 14 1/4 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 1991.150.43
- Credit line
- Gift of William B. O'Neal, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
- Time span
- 1601 to 1650
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- French
- group
- figure
Provenance
Dr. Victor Bloch, London; Seiferheld and Co., New York; William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, June 1964; gift to NGA, 1991.
NGA object ID 73496. 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.