File:Drawing, Interior with a Man Reading at His Desk, 1827 (CH 18708101).jpg

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Summary

English: Drawing, Interior with a Man Reading at His Desk, 1827 (

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Artist

A. L. Leroy

Title

English: Drawing, Interior with a Man Reading at His Desk, 1827

Description

English: This large charcoal drawing shows a man seated at his desk, reading a document. A tole lamp in the Empire style gives off a bright light. A small child appears to be feeding paper into the fireplace; a tea kettle is placed above. White fringed shades are drawn to the tops of the windows, which are dressed with a swagged valance on a pole. There is a partial view of a striped carpet in the foreground.

Date

1827

Medium

charcoal stumped, black and white chalk on tan wove paper mounted on paperboard

Dimensions

Frame H x W x D: 75.6 x 60 x 2.5 cm (29 3/4 x 23 5/8 x 1 in.)

Sheet: 68.8 x 55.6 cm (27 1/16 x 21 7/8 in.)

Collection

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

	Native name	Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
	Parent institution	Smithsonian Institution
	Location	New York City, United States of America
	Coordinates	40° 47′ 05″ N, 73° 57′ 29″ W
	Established	1964
	Website	www.cooperhewitt.org
	Authority file	: Q1129820 VIAF: 156924364 ISNI: 0000000406043167 LCCN: n80056822 Open Library: OL545974A SUDOC: 031882668 WorldCat

Current location

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design

Accession number

2007-27-8

Credit line

Thaw Collection

Notes

Type: Drawing
Period: Charles X, Restoration

Source/Photographer

Catalog Photo

Licensing

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File history

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	21:49, 27 November 2017		3,318 × 4,096 (15.51 MB)	Fæ	Cooper-Hewitt 431.25 18708101

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