Young Englishman (Lord John Stuart?)

c. 1740s

Allan Ramsay, after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Associated Names
Allan Ramsay

Artist, Scottish, 1713 - 1784

Sir Anthony van Dyck

Artist After, Flemish, 1599 - 1641

The image is a sketch of a person standing in a relaxed position. The individual has long hair with a middle parting, an ambiguous facial expression, and is wearing a robe or tunic cinched at the chest. Additional draped fabric wraps around one shoulder and arm, flowing towards the legs. The garment shows textured details like folds and gathered fabric. The person is wearing boots and the background is minimally detailed with subtle shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk heightened with white on blue wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 38.5 x 19 cm (15 3/16 x 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.143

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sir Bruce Stirling Ingram (1877-1963), Buckinghamshire (Lugt 1405a); (Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1981-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hands, lower right verso in graphite: A Study of Lord George / Villiers / A21 / 6412 / 164

Wikidata ID

Q64534514

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