The Young Doctor

probably c. 1848

Eastman Johnson

Associated Names
Eastman Johnson

Artist, American, 1824 - 1906

The image depicts the upper half of a man. He is facing slightly to the right and has his left arm resting on a surface. The man has short, curly hair and distinct cheekbones. He is wearing a double-breasted jacket with wide lapels over a white shirt with a high collar and a dark cravat. The background is dark-toned, emphasizing the man's features, with subtle shading for depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal with black and white chalk on brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 54.5 × 37.9 cm (21 7/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.74

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. 59.

Inscriptions

lower right verso in graphite: E.Johnson; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: R. / $75; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: A635; lower center verso in graphite: Young Man

Wikidata ID

Q64556230

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