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Source Description
George Richmond’s study of his friend, the dozing artist, Welby Sherman, was endearingly inscribed, "As he may be seen after dinner." Dressed in a cravat and jacket and seated in a hard-backed chair, Sherman has momentarily drifted off, perhaps during a lull in friendly conversation. Minute touches of black wash define the bridge of his nose, eyelashes, and brow, and exquisitely subtle graphite hatching expresses the soft curves of the youthful sitter’s features. Touches of pink wash on the lips and cheek breathe life into the figure.
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150463
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A Portrait of Welby Sherman Asleep in a Chair
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drawing
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150463
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drawing
title
A Portrait of Welby Sherman Asleep in a Chair
description
George Richmond’s study of his friend, the dozing artist, Welby Sherman, was endearingly inscribed, "As he may be seen after dinner." Dressed in a cravat and jacket and seated in a hard-backed chair, Sherman has momentarily drifted off, perhaps during a lull in friendly conversation. Minute touches of black wash define the bridge of his nose, eyelashes, and brow, and exquisitely subtle graphite hatching expresses the soft curves of the youthful sitter’s features. Touches of pink wash on the lips and cheek breathe life into the figure.
date
1828
citation
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q79932934
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1477
genreSpecific
Drawing
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 16 x 13.2 cm (6 5/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
cul
England, 19th century
accession
1981.29
Source extras
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graphite with touches of watercolor
tombstone
A Portrait of Welby Sherman Asleep in a Chair, 1828. George Richmond (British, 1809–1896). Graphite with touches of watercolor; sheet: 16 x 13.2 cm (6 5/16 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Greene by exchange, 1981.29
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description
vellum
collection
DR - British
inscriptions
inscription
inscribed, in graphite, at lower margin: Welby Sherman / May 16th as he may be seen after dniner / 1828; inscribed in graphite, on verso, upper half of sheet: From Mrs. Hartley's Scrap-Book
didYouKnow
Both George Richmond and Welby Sherman belonged to a group of artists who called themselves the Ancients, who looked to the Middle Ages for inspiration and celebrated the divine in nature.
citations
citation
Lister, Raymond. <em>George Richmond: A Critical Biography</em>. London: Robin Garton, 1981.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 17-18, no. 7
citation
Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1981.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 69, no. 2 (February 1982): 39–82.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 53; Mentioned: p. 82, no. 107
citation
Lemonedes, Heather. <em>British Drawings: The Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>Exh. Cat. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2013.
page_number
Mentioned: pp. 74-75, 148, no. 23; Reproduced: p. 75
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Greene by exchange
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2026-05-29 07:45:46.200000
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150463
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Drawings
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DR - British
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graphite with touches of watercolor
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male
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