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The sketch depicts the back view of a person from head to mid-thigh level. The person is standing upright, facing forward with a slightly downward tilted head. They are wearing a large, wide-brimmed hat and a long, voluminous coat with visible folds and a high collar. There are no visible facial features, jewelry, or objects being held. The sketch is simple with minimal background details, focusing on the figure against a plain backdrop.
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The sketch depicts the back view of a person from head to mid-thigh level. The person is standing upright, facing forward with a slightly downward tilted head. They are wearing a large, wide-brimmed hat and a long, voluminous coat with visible folds and a high collar. There are no visible facial features, jewelry, or objects being held. The sketch is simple with minimal background details, focusing on the figure against a plain backdrop.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Horseman Wearing a Grande Cockade [verso]

Vivant Denon

Date
c. 1790
Medium
graphite on gray-blue paper
Dimensions
overall: 16.4 x 11.5 cm (6 7/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1991.215.1.b
Credit line
Gift of The Christian Humann Foundation, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • male
  • figure
Provenance

From a group of drawings assembled by a member of Denon's circle; (sale, London, Christie's, 4 July 1989, no. 160); (Kate de Rothschild, London); purchased, with funds from the Christian Humann Foundation, by NGA, 1991.

NGA object ID 74096. 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.