The sketch depicts a standing person with a slightly forward-leaning posture and one arm extended outward. The figure has long hair flowing past the shoulders, possible facial hair, and is wearing loose, classical robes that cover one shoulder and extend down to the feet. There are no visible jewelry or items being held, and the background is plain.
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Statue of Zeus Holding a Thunderbolt

Hubert Robert (French, 1733 - 1808)

probably c. 1754/1765

Medium
black chalk on laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
Overall: 16.2 x 10.4 cm (6 3/8 x 4 1/8 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
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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