Pale line drawing of a bare-chested man asleep, reclining against a rock with a draped cloth over his legs, on cream paper.

After Washington Allston's Outlines and Sketches, seated sleeping man

A pencil-like line drawing on pale paper shows a bare-chested man seated on the ground, leaning back against a rock with his head tilted and eyes closed. A draped cloth covers his lower body, and faint foliage sketches appear above him. The composition is small and centered, leaving wide margins of blank paper around the figure.

Artist: John Cheney
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Medium: engraving
Source: Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size: 2999 × 2222 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (undated).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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