Etude du dessin (The Drawing Lesson)

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas after Jean Siméon Chardin

National Gallery of Art

The image shows two men. One man is seated and sketching on a paper. He has distinct facial features with a prominent nose and tied-back hair. The other man is standing next to him, holding a rolled-up paper. The seated man wears a long coat and knee-length pants. The standing man wears a tricorn hat, a long coat, and knee-high socks. There is a sculpture of a seated male figure on a pedestal in the foreground. In the background, there is a plain wall with an oval frame. There is a small pot on a stand to the right.