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This is a drawing of draped figures around a reclining form. The image is sketched with red chalk, showing several tall trees in the background. A vertical monument with intricate details is depicted behind the figures. The figures are engaged in an emotive exchange, with flowing garments and tender postures depicted in soft, fluid lines. The artist's use of light and shadow, primarily through hatching and shading, adds depth to the drawing.

Tobit Burying the Dead

Antoine Watteau (French, 1684 - 1721)

c. 1710 · red chalk on laid paper, laid down on an old album sheet

National Gallery of Art · Gift of Donald Stone in honor of Margaret Morgan Grasselli

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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