Man of Letters, folio from an album

Artists

Description

This drawing portrays a bearded, barefoot man reading a book. Shown seated and in profile, he hugs one of his knees. The man wears a robe and a bell-shaped cap, with gold-tinted cloths draped about his shoulders and wound about his bell-shaped cap.

Dimensions

7.3 x 4.6 cm (2 7/8 x 1 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Stuart Cary Welch, Jr., Warner, New Hampshire (by April 1, 1969-2008), by inheritance; to Edith I. Welch, Warner, New Hampshire (2008-2011), gift; to Harvard Art Museums 2011.