Study of a Seated Man Wearing a Helmet

1824/1830

George Richmond

Associated Names
George Richmond

Artist, British, 1809 - 1896

This image depicts a person reclining in a relaxed posture. The individual is shown from head to toes, with the upper body leaning on a surface and the head covered with cloth. The arms are crossed in front of the torso, and the legs are straight. The attire consists of draped fabric covering the upper body and legs, with the feet partially visible. There are no visible accessories or objects in the hands. The background is a plain surface, providing no additional context.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with graphite on thin laid paper

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33.1 × 21.5 cm (13 1/16 × 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.75.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Stephen Ongpin, London); purchased by NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

  • One Hundred Drawings and Watercolours dating from the 16th Century to the 21st Century. Stephen Ongpin Fine Art, London, 2017, no. 41 (color).

2023

  • Drawing in Britain, 1700 - 1900: New Additions to the Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2023.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: The attitude of this figure / is a recollection from nature

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