The image shows a full-body sketch of a person in profile view facing left. The individual holds a rifle over their right shoulder with their left hand and their right hand is on their belt. They wear a wide-brimmed hat and simple attire. Surrounding the main figure are three close-up side profile sketches of the head from various angles, emphasizing the hat and facial structure. The background is plain.
Gallery mode Full size at the museum

Window mode follows your eyes with your camera, in this browser only: no picture or position leaves your device.

Recruit; Two Studies of Heads

Daniel Huntington (American, 1816 - 1906)

c. 1862

Medium
graphite touched with white chalk on gray wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 31 × 21.5 cm (12 3/16 × 8 7/16 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
John Davis Hatch Collection
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

View at the National Gallery of Art