George Reynolds

1859

John Quincy Adams Ward

Associated Names
John Quincy Adams Ward

Artist, American, 1830 - 1910

The image shows the full back view of a person standing in front of an easel. The individual is in a relaxed stance, holding a brush in their right hand and painting on the canvas. Their head is slightly bent forward, and they have medium-length wavy hair. They are wearing a loose, long coat and trousers, and there is a patterned cloth on a chair nearby. The canvas on the easel displays a sketch of an elderly man's head and body. The setting features simple linework representing a wooden floor and an indistinct white background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown-black ink over graphite

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.6 × 12.6 cm (6 15/16 × 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.115


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: George Reynolds - Brooklyn/59; center verso in graphite: by JQA Ward / (from his note book); lower left in graphite: 53 (upside down)

Markings

BS: Cartouche?

Wikidata ID

Q64583844

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