Study of a Seated Man's Legs

1816

Henry Wyatt

Associated Names
Henry Wyatt

Artist, British, 1794 - 1840

The image shows the lower half of a seated person's body, from the waist down to just below the knees. The individual's right leg is crossed over the left. They are wearing dark, fitted pants which are slightly wrinkled at the knees and hips. The person is sitting on a cushioned surface with extra fabric visible underneath. The background is a shaded, textured surface with no visible objects or decorations. No jewelry or held objects are visible in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk with stumping, heightened with white, on blue wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 11.3 x 18 cm (4 7/16 x 7 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.214

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1981-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: HW. 1816.; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 4

Wikidata ID

Q64574051

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