Study of Hands - Original Lithograph by J. Carot - Turgis, Paris, 1860

Original lithograph with six studies of hands and forearms drawn in lithographic crayon, very softly modeled. Signed "J. Carot" on the stone and with the imprint of the Paris workshop "Lith. de Turgis". A leaf from a 19th-century academic drawing course.

It belongs to the Cours progressif de dessin of J. Carot, one of the most widely used drawing methods in the French academies and studios of the mid-19th century.

Medium: Lithograph.
Artist / after: J. Carot.
Engraver / lithographer: Lith. de Turgis, Paris.
Date: 1860.
Source: Cours progressif de dessin par J. Carot.
Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.8 in (29.5 x 22.3 cm).
Condition: Paper toned, with scattered foxing and wear at the edges.