1778
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
A Gentleman is a 1778 graphite by John Singleton Copley, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man sitting with one leg crossed over the other. He’s wearing a long coat, a loose shirt, and baggy pants. His hands rest on his knees, and his face looks calm but a little tired. The lines are rough, almost like quick notes—some areas are dark, others barely there. The paper has a grid drawn in pencil, which artists use to copy or scale up work. The mix of dark and light shading gives the clothes a 3D look, even though it’s just pencil and chalk. If you like this sketchy style, look up Copley, John Singleton.
John Singleton Copley (July 3, 1738 – September 9, 1815) was an American-born British painter active in both the Thirteen Colonies and England.
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