William Hogarth
1697-1764
Helmeted Nude Male Figure Levering a Rock
19 3/4 x 16 5/8 inches (502 x 422 mm)
Red, black, and white chalk, on brown-gray paper; squared, incised with stylus, and verso rubbed with red chalk for transfer.
III, 32a
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Study for the figure of a soldier in "Sealing the Sepulchre", left compartment of the altarpiece of St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol.
Associated names
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, III, 32a.
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