Partially-complete pencil and charcoal drawing of a youth, possibly Hermes; waist-length figure shown shown seated in profile, leaning forward with head in hand, other arm extended out reaching for unidentified object; figure shown wearing a laurel weath atop long flowing locks; short mantle worn over one shoulder and pinned; light sketch of a lyre appears over his shoulder; garments and setting merely suggested; watermark: "620".
Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Graphite, Charcoal, Paper (wove), graphite, charcoal
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Coralie Livingston Barton
Attribution
Artist
Date made
1820 - 1850
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
(See Description)
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
16-5/8 in
Width
21-1/4 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 16 5/8 x 21 1/4 in. (42.2 x 54 cm)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Light water stain at left side affecting left side of image; creases at left side and upper left corner; small tears and left and right sides; loss at left bottom corner; pinhole at top edge; wrinkled at bottom edge
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Coralie Livingston Barton
Notes
Former owner
Related Entries
Notes
MP.2007.27 - Portfolio - Contents
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Found in portfolio of sketches and drawings belonging to Cora Livingston Barton.
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 29A