A Bearded Man with a Staff

Attributed to Simon Vouet

Associated Names
Simon Vouet

Artist, French, 1590 - 1649

The image displays a sketch of a person from the waist up, with arms lifted and bent. The individual's head is slightly tilted downwards, focusing below eye level. The facial features include a full beard and short hair. The person wears a loose-fitting shirt with rolled-up sleeves. They hold a long, thin object, possibly a stick or rod, with both hands apart. The background is plain with no distinct features. The sketch is created using pencil or charcoal with shading for depth and form.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(John Manning, London), by 1964; (Seiferheld and Co., New York); William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, April 1965; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1964

  • Twenty-Second Exhibition of English and Continental Drawings. John Manning, London, November 1964, no. 72 (as Vouet).

1971

  • Master Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond and tour, 1971-1972 (as Vouet).

Bibliography

1971

  • "29 Artists in Exhibit," Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 17, 1971.

  • "Drawings from the O'Neal Collection October 15-November 21," Virginia Museum Bulletin, 32 (October 1971), 6.

1993

  • National Gallery of Art. Drawings from the O'Neal Collection. Exh. cat. Washington, 1993, checklist p. 96.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 715

Wikidata ID

Q64536916

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