Pen and grey wash sketch of a bearded old man in robes sitting by a small fire under a sloping roof, with smoke rising at right and handwriting below.

Hermit seated by a fire, pen and wash drawing

Pen and grey wash drawing on a sketchbook page showing a bearded, elderly man in loose robes seated on the ground beside a small fire, beneath a sloping roof and a bare tree trunk. Smoke curls upward at right, and a line of handwritten inscription runs along the bottom of the sheet.

Artist: Aspruck, Franz.
Date: 1740
Medium: Allegorical drawings Wash drawings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 3335 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1740.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

18th century pen and wash drawing seated figure old man smoke fire sketchbook page beard robes hermit allegorical drawing monochrome