Relaxing Soldier

c. 1860s

David Claypoole Johnston

Associated Names
David Claypoole Johnston

Artist, American, 1799 - 1865

The image shows a man reclining on a surface. He is leaning back on his right arm with his left arm on his thigh. His legs are extended forward, with his right leg slightly bent. The man has European features, short dark hair, and a mustache. He wears a uniform with a double-breasted jacket and trousers, suggesting a military or formal style. Next to him is a rectangular object with text including "5th Battalion" and "3 B. F.F.I.E." The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with pen and black ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 8.89 × 15.88 cm (3 1/2 × 6 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 16.19 × 22.23 cm (6 3/8 × 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.543

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1947; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 5, no. 33.

Inscriptions

center verso in graphite: DCJ

Wikidata ID

Q64540784

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