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The Poor Scrivener
David Claypoole Johnston (American, 1798–1865)
1820–65
Medium/Technique
Graphite rubbed for transfer on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 10.5 x 20 cm (4 1/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number55.763
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Not in Karolik (1962) cat.
DescriptionMan at left leaning back in a chair with his legs draped over another chair, smoking, while a poor scrivener writes at a desk. A boy and another man address the scrivener.
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA October 20, 1955