Artwork

Group of Figures

Group of Figures, by Robert Walter Weir, charcoal, 1801
Group of Figures, by Robert Walter Weir, charcoal, 1801

Group of Figures is a charcoal drawing by the Romanticist artist Robert Walter Weir. It dates from 1801 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

About this work

Overview

Group of Figures is a drawing by Robert Walter Weir, executed in charcoal on wove paper.

History & Provenance

The work was created in 1801, an early production in Weir's career.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Robert Walter Weir

Artist

Robert Walter Weir

Robert Walter Weir (June 18, 1803 – May 1, 1889) was an American artist and educator and is considered a painter of the Hudson River School.

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