The artwork titled “The Thoughtful One” was painted by John William Godward in 1913. Created using oil on canvas, it belongs to the Neoclassicism movement and falls under the genre of genre painting. Currently, the artwork is held in a private collection.
The artwork depicts a contemplative young woman dressed in classical attire, rendered in a rich red robe and a mustard-yellow sash. She is seen leaning against an intricately carved marble monument, adorned with an illustration of a horse, deep in thought. Her dark hair is wrapped in a purple cloth, and she holds a fan made of peacock feathers in her left hand. The background features lush green trees and a distant landscape with cypress trees, evocative of an ancient setting, reflecting the neoclassical style’s admiration for classical antiquity. The artist’s signature and the year of creation are visible at the lower-left corner of the canvas.
