An Old Man Seated at a Table, His Head Resting on His Right Hand (recto); The Healing of Tobit (verso)

Ferdinand Bol

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows two sketches side by side. The left sketch depicts an old man sitting at a table wearing a robe and cap, with his head resting on his right hand. The man sits in a chair angled to the left. The old man looks down at an open book on the table in front of him. A window with a curtain is behind him on the left side. The right sketch depicts a scene with three people. The person on the left appears to be standing with their left arm raised. The person in the middle sits on the right side of a table and appears to be holding something in their lap. The person on the right appears to be standing. The background contains lines suggesting architectural features. The right sketch is less detailed and appears to be an initial sketch. The sketches have aged paper texture. The left sketch has brown and gray tones, while the right sketch has light brown and gray tones. The left sketch is darker. The right sketch has a red signature at the bottom.