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The image shows a person's arm from the shoulder down to the hand. The arm is slightly bent, with the hand gripping a rod or pole. The arm is wearing a long sleeve with a cuff at the wrist. The drawing uses soft lines, shading, and a reddish tone to depict the clothing's texture. The background is plain beige, emphasizing the arm without any distractions. No facial features are visible.
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The image shows a person's arm from the shoulder down to the hand. The arm is slightly bent, with the hand gripping a rod or pole. The arm is wearing a long sleeve with a cuff at the wrist. The drawing uses soft lines, shading, and a reddish tone to depict the clothing's texture. The background is plain beige, emphasizing the arm without any distractions. No facial features are visible.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

An Upraised Arm

Sir David Wilkie

Medium
black and red chalks heightened with white on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 18 x 9.3 cm (7 1/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1995.52.206
Credit line
Gift of William B. O'Neal
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • figure
  • Scottish
  • Arm
Provenance

(Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1981-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

NGA object ID 76196. 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.