Man Seated at a Table

1819

John Rubens Smith

Associated Names
John Rubens Smith

Artist, American, born England, 1775 - 1849

The image is a portrait drawing of a man shown from the waist up. He is seated, with his body facing slightly to the right, but his head turned towards the viewer. The man has short hair, neatly styled, with a fringe partially covering his forehead. His facial features are softly sketched, with a neutral expression. He wears a buttoned coat over a shirt, the collar of which is visible above the coat. The man's right arm rests on a surface, and he holds a slender walking cane with both hands. The background is plain and unadorned, emphasizing the figure as the central focus of the drawing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.7 × 19.3 cm (9 5/16 × 7 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.107


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. 14.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: I R Smith / N.Y.1819; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand (upside down):5; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 5

Wikidata ID

Q64583875

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