Seated Study of M.D.

Eastman Johnson

Associated Names
Eastman Johnson

Artist, American, 1824 - 1906

The image features a man seated in a chair, shown in a side profile position with most of his body visible and legs crossed. His left hand rests on his knee while his right arm is bent with a fist. The man has defined facial features, a beard, sideburns, and curly, combed-back hair. He is dressed in a suit with a vest and tie and holds a top hat in his left hand. The background is plain. The initials "N.D." are written in the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.9 × 17.8 cm (9 13/16 × 7 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.72

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

center right in graphite: M.D.; later hand lower right verso in graphite: Eastman Johnson / Mr Rosenthal? Collection

Wikidata ID

Q64556227

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