The image shows a man seated, facing forward. He has a neutral expression, with his head slightly tilted to the right. His hands are on his lap, legs together. The man is wearing a brimmed cap, coat, trousers, and boots. The background is a grey surface, with light shadowing around the figure.
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The Cadet

Robert William Vonnoh (American, 1858 - 1933)

late 19th century

Medium
graphite with scratched highlights on blue-gray prepared wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 18.42 × 11.59 cm (7 1/4 × 4 9/16 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Bessie Potter Vonnoh Keyes, wife of the artist, 1955)
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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