Oriental with Beard, Reading a Book

1803

Henry Singleton

Associated Names
Henry Singleton

Artist, British, 1766 - 1839

The image is an illustrated scene showing a seated figure of a person with a full-length view from head to toe. The individual is positioned sitting with legs extended forward and slightly bent, holding a large book open across their lap and engrossed in reading. The person's facial features are detailed, with a beard and hair obscured by a rounded hat. They wear long flowing clothing, draping around their seated form. There are no visible items of jewelry. In the background, the setting appears to be outdoors, suggested by a tree branch overhead. A globe-like object sits on a pedestal behind the person, and lines radiate from the book.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen-and-tusche lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.6 × 31.6 cm (8 7/8 × 12 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1947.7.123

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Man 1962, no. 132

  • Series Title

    Specimens of Polyautography [1947.7.110-145]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1962

  • Man, Felix H. "Lithography in England (1801-1810)." In Prints, edited by Carl Zigrosser. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962: 116-130.

Wikidata ID

Q65073269

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