The Benediction
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Jacques André Portail
Artist bio: French, Brest 1695–1759 Versailles
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca.1760
Medium: Red and black chalk, touches of brush and gray wash
Dimensions: sheet: 16 7/16 x 13 1/8 in. (41.8 x 33.4 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Purchase, Thomas Williams and Stephen A. Geiger Gifts, 2010
Accession year: 2010
Tags: Men|Praying