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Pencil sketch of a bearded elderly man in a long dark coat and cap, holding a walking stick, standing against a pale background.

Workhouse-inmate with skull-cap and stick

A pencil drawing shows an elderly bearded man standing frontally in a long dark double-breasted overcoat and a close-fitting cap, holding a thin cane in his left hand. Hatching shades the heavy coat and trousers against a pale, unfinished background.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1881
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2565 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1881; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Vincent van Gogh, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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