Seated Carthusian Holding an Open Book
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Jean Restout le jeune
Artist bio: French, Rouen 1692–1768 Paris
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1711
Medium: Oil paint on paper.  Varnished.
Dimensions: 11 7/16 x 8 5/8 in.  (29.1 x 21.9 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1982
Accession year: 1982
Tags: Books|Reading|Monks