The image is a drawing of a person standing. The individual has one arm raised in front of them, and the other arm is holding a staff upright. The person's facial features include a prominent nose, closed eyes, and a long beard. Their hair is wavy and flows around their face. They are dressed in loose, flowing robes that drape around their body, reaching down to their feet, leaving their toes visible. The background is minimal, with sketching around the person, including a serpent-entwined staff on the left side. The drawing is monochrome with varying shades, and there is a scribbled design…
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Aaron Converting His Staff into a Serpent

Robert Walter Weir (American, 1803 - 1889)

c. 1860s

Medium
ink and graphite with gouache on wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 24.45 × 15.88 cm (9 5/8 × 6 1/4 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Membership Association Fund, 1950)
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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