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Pencil drawing of a bearded man in a hood and draped robe, hand raised to his mouth in thought, on cream paper.

Philosopher

A pencil drawing on cream paper shows a bearded man in a loose hooded head covering and layered, draped robe, his hand raised to his mouth in a pensive pose. Fine cross-hatched lines model the folds of the cloth and the face, and the figure stands against a plain paper field within a thin border.

Artist
Gilbert Tompkins
Date
1902
Medium
Pencil on cream paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2503 × 3164 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1902).
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, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Filósofo, dibujo a lápiz de Gilbert Tompkins

Un dibujo a lápiz sobre papel crema muestra a un hombre barbado con una prenda de cabeza holgada con capucha y una túnica amplia de pliegues, con la mano levantada hacia la boca en una pose pensativa. Líneas finas de sombreado cruzado modelan los pliegues de la tela y el rostro, y la figura se recorta sobre un campo de papel liso dentro de un borde delgado.

Português: Filósofo, desenho a lápis de Gilbert Tompkins

Um desenho a lápis sobre papel creme mostra um homem barbado com uma peça de cabeça folgada com capuz e uma túnica ampla de dobras, com a mão levantada à boca em uma pose pensativa. Linhas finas de hachura cruzada modelam as dobras do tecido e o rosto, e a figura se destaca contra um campo de papel liso dentro de uma borda fina.

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