Figures in Historical Drawings

This collection showcases various historical sketches of figures, including beggars and religious archetypes, rendered in ink and chalk with expressive gestures.

Old Woman with Arms Outstretched (Study for The Neapolitan Gesture); Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725 - 1805); 1756; Black and white chalk, with stumping, on faded blue paper; 47 x 31.6 cm (18 1,2 x 12 7,16 in.)
Old Woman with Arms Outstretched (Study for The Neapolitan Gesture); Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725 - 1805); 1756; Black and white chalk, with stumping, on faded blue paper; 47 x 31.6 cm (18 1,2 x 12 7,16 in.)