A Turk
1801
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1801
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
A Turk is a 1801 ink by Alexandre Bida, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man in loose, flowing clothes with a high collar and a turban. His mustache is thick, and he holds something small in his left hand. The lines are quick and sketchy, like a hasty drawing. The artist used a technique called lithography, which lets you draw directly on stone and print it. This style was common in the late 1800s. Check out more about lithography to see how it works.
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