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Boy Fishing (from McGuire Scrapbook)

James G. Clonney

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch of a young boy sitting on a low wall or ledge, fishing. The boy wears a cap and sits with his body facing right. His fishing rod extends over the water in front. He sits beneath a large tree with sprawling bare branches. The tree has a wide trunk that branches into multiple limbs. The background has minimal shading. The sketch appears to be on white paper, slightly textured and curled at the corners. The artist's name appears in the bottom right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
1820
Medium:
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
507 × 624 px
Museum record:
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