Drawing in charcoal on paper, with fixative (probably gum arabic) applied on top. Preparatory, full-length figure study. This design shows a man facing frontally in contrapposto stance, his head leaning to the left and his sleeves rolled up. He holds a long, thin instrument, possibly a fire iron, whose full length is cut off by the side edges of the paper. Paper of irregular shape. Tearing, creasing, and small fold in lower right-hand corner. Foxing, and some staining and fingerprints. Some deterioration of charcoal. Craquelure and pooling of fixative. Conservation mounting underneath paper.