Study of a Baby

Frederick Goodall

1868 · Black and white chalk on brown paper · Drawings and Prints

Goodall's striking life-size study of a baby turns demonstrates academic training and admiration for Bolognese masters. After traveling to the Middle East in 1858, the artist painted a series of works centered on biblical mothers and children shown within oriental interiors, and adapted this pose for several paintings executed during the 1870s.

Artist

Frederick Goodall

Date

1868

Medium

Black and white chalk on brown paper

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Paul Jeromack and Robert Tuggle, in honor of George R. Goldner, 2014