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The image displays a sketch of a person from the waist up, with arms lifted and bent. The individual's head is slightly tilted downwards, focusing below eye level. The facial features include a full beard and short hair. The person wears a loose-fitting shirt with rolled-up sleeves. They hold a long, thin object, possibly a stick or rod, with both hands apart. The background is plain with no distinct features. The sketch is created using pencil or charcoal with shading for depth and form.
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The image displays a sketch of a person from the waist up, with arms lifted and bent. The individual's head is slightly tilted downwards, focusing below eye level. The facial features include a full beard and short hair. The person wears a loose-fitting shirt with rolled-up sleeves. They hold a long, thin object, possibly a stick or rod, with both hands apart. The background is plain with no distinct features. The sketch is created using pencil or charcoal with shading for depth and form.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Bearded Man with a Staff

Attributed to Simon Vouet

Medium
black chalk and graphite, heightened with white on tan laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 16.7 x 21.8 cm (6 9/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1991.150.88
Credit line
Gift of William B. O'Neal, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • male
  • figure
Provenance

(John Manning, London), by 1964; (Seiferheld and Co., New York); William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, April 1965; gift to NGA, 1991.

Inscription

by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 715

NGA object ID 73543. 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.