Recruit; Two Studies of Heads

c. 1862

Daniel Huntington

Associated Names
Daniel Huntington

Artist, American, 1816 - 1906

The image shows a full-body sketch of a person in profile view facing left. The individual holds a rifle over their right shoulder with their left hand and their right hand is on their belt. They wear a wide-brimmed hat and simple attire. Surrounding the main figure are three close-up side profile sketches of the head from various angles, emphasizing the hat and facial structure. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite touched with white chalk on gray wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31 × 21.5 cm (12 3/16 × 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.64

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; gift 1979 to the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 63.

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Daniel / Huntington; center right verso in graphite (across) by unknown hand: 3" top + side / 4 1/2 base; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: D. Huntington / from Raydom album / [not deciphered] / 1969 / [not deciphered] geo L L. [not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q64540741

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