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Reading the Scriptures

Thomas Waterman Wood

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

An older man with deeply pigmented brown skin sits on a chair reading a book. He wears a white long-sleeve shirt, brown vest, blue pants, and black shoes. The man has a white beard and balding hair. The book he reads is open on his lap. To his right sits a pink bucket with a broom handle protruding from it. To his left in the background sits a shovel. The background wall is made of stone with a tan hue. The room appears dimly lit. The artist's name and date are written in the bottom left corner.

Artwork details

Date:
1874
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on light tan wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
446 × 624 px
Museum record:
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