# Costume Study

- By: Henri Lehmann (French, 1814–1882)
- Date: before 1852
- Medium: Graphite with some stumping
- Classification: Drawing
- Dimensions: Sheet: 30.2 x 20.7 cm (11 7/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
- Culture: France, 19th century
- Credit line: Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.43)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/2018.43/2018.43_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Lehmann’s drawing belongs to a pair in which the artist explored a male figure represented in his Hôtel de Ville murals. This sheet examines the relationship between drapery and the body—a traditional object of study during an artist’s training. Lehmann paid particular attention to the undulating texture and shadows formed by the folds of the robe.