The image displays a drawing of a person in profile, with a detailed face, styled hair, and simple clothing. A larger sketch of the person's facial features is also shown separately. The drawing is done on blue paper with white and grey pencil, with minimal background details.
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Studies for "Sowing the Word"

Daniel Huntington (American, 1816 - 1906)

c. 1868

Medium
graphite and chalk on blue wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 20.48 × 20.8 cm (8 1/16 × 8 3/16 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, William A. Clark Fund, 1969)
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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