Figure Studies

George Dance II

Associated Names
George Dance II

Artist, British, 1741 - 1825

The image features three sketches of a person in 18th-century attire. The central figure is in profile, slightly leaning forward, wearing a coat and a tricorne hat. The individual's facial features are not detailed, and the hair is short. The clothing includes a long coat, stockings, and shoes. In the upper right, a smaller sketch shows the same person with hands behind their back. At the bottom right, another sketch displays the person from the back with the coat's fall and cuffs visible. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 21.2 x 18.8 cm (8 3/8 x 7 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.38


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bury Street Gallery [William Drummond], London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1986-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • NGA O'Neal 1993, cat 97.

Wikidata ID

Q64571344

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