Chez George Sauer a Lion Rouge, pencil portrait sketch

Loose pencil sketch on off-white paper of a heavyset man in a dark double-breasted coat, seated and facing the viewer with a hand resting on his knee. Quick, shaded contour lines define the figure, while handwritten notes in the upper corners read "Chez George Sauer" and "au Lion Rouge".

Artist

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

Date

1858

Medium

Pencil on off-white wovepaper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

1697 × 2605 px

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