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The sketch depicts a full-body outline of a person standing with one hand extended, and the other resting on their hip. They are wearing a turban-like headpiece and traditional Middle Eastern style clothing. The background is plain with no additional elements.
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The sketch depicts a full-body outline of a person standing with one hand extended, and the other resting on their hip. They are wearing a turban-like headpiece and traditional Middle Eastern style clothing. The background is plain with no additional elements.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Turk [recto]

Giovanni Battista Cipriani

Medium
graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 15.1 x 9.5 cm (5 15/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1995.52.27.a
Credit line
Gift of William B. O'Neal
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Italian
  • male
  • figure
Provenance

(Portobello Road, London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1968-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

NGA object ID 75937. 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.