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Description: | Monochrome drawing of a man seated in the corner of a room at a desk in prayer, depicted in great detail. The figure is seen in three-quarter view to the left, a book laid open before him, with his left hand lifting the corner of a page in the book, the right hand raised with the palm open, his eyes closed and head tilted back. Also on the desk are a Bill of Mortality and a sheet headed with the symbol of the skull and cross-bones. The scene is characterised by dramatic contrasts of light and dark, in particular the face and raised hand of the figure seen against the shadowy wall of the room.
medium: pencil
medium: ink (black) | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.107675 | Go to resource |
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