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This large charcoal drawing shows a man seated at his desk, reading a document. A tole lamp in the Empire style gives off a bright light. A small child appears to be feeding paper into the fireplace; a tea kettle is placed above. White fringed shades are drawn to the tops of the windows, which are dressed with a swagged valance on a pole. There is a partial view of a striped carpet in the foreground.

This drawing is charcoal stumped, black and white chalk on tan wove paper mounted on paperboard. Its dimensions are: Frame H x W x D: 75.6 x 60 x 2.5 cm (29 3/4 x 23 5/8 x 1 in.) Sheet: 68.8 x 55.6 cm (27 1/16 x 21 7/8 in.).

It is signed Lower right: A. L. Leroy, 1827.

This drawing is dated 1827.

Thaw Collection. Its provenance is Eugene V. Thaw Collection Ex. Coll.: Galerie Jacques Fischer, Paris (Gift) We acquired this object in 2007.

This object has been included in the following exhibitions:

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