The Writing Master

Thomas Eakins

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Writing Master by Thomas Eakins: An older man with white hair and a white beard wearing glasses sits at a wooden table. The man wears a black jacket over a white shirt with a black bow tie. He holds a quill pen in his right hand and places his left hand on a large sheet of paper. The paper contains dark writing and blue decorative script. The man looks down at the paper with a slight frown on his face. The background is dark brown with no distinct features. The man sits centered in the image, taking up most of the space. The image is a portrait and depicts an older man in formal clothing writing or drawing.