Boy on a Ladder

James Goodwyn Clonney, c. 1840-1850

The image shows a sketch of a person on a ladder. The figure is seen sitting on the ladder in profile, with legs bent and feet on a rung. One hand grips the ladder. The person wears a wide-brimmed hat, a long-sleeved… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: James Goodwyn Clonney ¹
Date: c. 1840-1850 ¹
Medium: graphite on wove tracing paper ¹
Original: 2,581 × 4,000 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Gift of J. William Middendorf, II, 1977)

Object record, National Gallery of Art

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The image shows a person standing. They are wearing a coat over a buttoned shirt and trousers, with a hat on their head. The person has distinct facial features with slightly raised eyebrows and an open mouth. One…

A work made of pen and brown ink over graphite, on buff laid paper, laid down on board.

A work made of color lithograph on tan wove paper.

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