Benjamin Robert Haydon, A crouching man, possibly a preparatory drawing for 'Christ's Entry into Jerusalem', ca .1814-20.
Black chalk on cream wove paper. 22.5 cm x 32 cm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786 - 1846)
RA Collection: Art
These drawings are preparatory studies for Haydon's painting, 'Christ's Entry into Jerusalem' (1814 - 1820, St. Gregory's Seminary, Cinncinati, USA). The painting was first exhibited at the Egyptian Hall in March 1820, and was bought in 1823 for £350 by Edward Binns. The picture was well-received, though the head of Christ was criticised by William Hazlitt.
22.5 cm x 32 cm