Half-Length Portrait of a Cleric

John Constable

Associated Names
John Constable

Artist, British, 1776 - 1837

The image shows a portrait drawing of a person from the chest up. The individual is facing forward, looking directly at the viewer. The person has a round face with subtle expressions, short curly hair with indications of lightness or balding at the top, and is wearing formal dark clothing with a white clerical collar. No jewelry or objects are visible. The background is uniformly shaded.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on tan wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.4 x 22 cm (10 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.98

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., London); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 168 (color).

Inscriptions

verso, lower right, in graphite: A23347

Wikidata ID

Q64582179

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