This drawing is a sketch of two young children in dynamic poses. At the top of the sketch is a child sitting with one knee bent, facing the right. They are using one arm to carry a large log or beam on their shoulder. They have short, curly hair and are nude. Below them is a sketch of another child who is also kneeling, their body facing us and their head turned to the right. They are leaning forward with their arms extended to the left, using both hands to pull a long pole. This child has short, straight hair, and they appear to have cloth wrapped around their waist. There are other partial…
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Two Nude Children Lifting a Cudgel

Pompeo Batoni (Italian, 1708 - 1787)

c. 1748

Medium
red chalk heightened with white chalk on paper washed ochre, partially squared for transfer in red chalk
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 28 x 21 cm (11 x 8 1/4 in.)
Culture
Italian
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Purchased as the Gift of Diane A. Nixon
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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