The image shows a male figure seated and pulling on a handle with both hands. He appears muscular and focused, with short hair and wearing loose shorts. The background is minimal.
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Worker at a Forge

François Boucher (French, 1703 - 1770)

Medium
red and white chalks on buff laid paper, mounted on 18th -19th century album sheet
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 23.6 x 39 cm (9 5/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of Benjamin and Lillian Hertzberg
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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