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Study for "The Peep-O’-Day Boys’ Cabin, in the West of Ireland" ("The Sleeping Whiteboy")

David Wilkie

Cleveland Museum of Art

Brownish-tan colored background. A spinning wheel sits on a short wooden bench in the center-right. The spinning wheel has a large wheel on the right side and a smaller one on the left. A white piece of fabric trails from the larger wheel, pooling on the floor. A wooden ladder stands on the left. A reddish-brown garment hangs on the wall to the left of the ladder. A chain hangs on the wall on the right side. A signature in cursive is present in the bottom right corner.

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837 × 893 px
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