Man leunend op een schep 1649

"Man Leaning on a Shovel" is a 1649 drawing by the Dutch Golden Age artist Harmen ter Borch. The drawing, housed in the Rijksmuseum, depicts a man standing with his arm resting on a shovel. The figure is rendered in a loose, gestural style using brown ink and red chalk, highlighting the artist's talent for capturing the essence of a subject. The drawing likely served as a study for a larger work, and demonstrates ter Borch's keen observation of human form and movement.