Man's Fortitude by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein — Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein. Man's Fortitude, late 18th–early 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Man's Fortitude

by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein

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Artist: Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein (German, Haina 1751–1829 Eutin)
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over graphite
Dimensions: sheet: 14 3/16 x 18 11/16 in. (36 x 47.5 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2011
Accession no.: 2011.266

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