The sketch depicts three figures in a side-profile view. There is an adult, possibly female, seated with a child on her lap, while another adult stands or sits next to them. The seated figure with the child is angled slightly towards the standing figure. The outlines of the figures are drawn in delicate pencil strokes. The adult female has long hair styled upwards or is wearing a hat, with features subtly indicated by the pencil lines. She is dressed in a garment with puff sleeves and potential decorative elements. The child has a circular head and basic features, leaning against the seated…
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Two Seated Women with Male Figure between Them [verso]

Hubert Robert (French, 1733 - 1808)

probably c. 1754/1765

Medium
black chalk on laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
Overall (approximate): 13.5 x 9.8 cm (5 5/16 x 3 7/8 in.) ; support: 21.5 x 15.6 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
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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