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Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Duncan, October 11, 1797": Two Studies of a Man with a Sail or Flag

John Singleton Copley

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pencil sketch on paper with two studies of a man. The man on the left faces right with both arms bent at the elbows, right leg straight, and left leg slightly bent. He holds a rounded object in both arms. The man on the right faces right with right knee bent and left leg straight. His left arm is bent at the elbow holding a sail or flag. His right arm is also bent at the elbow and grasps the sail or flag.

Artwork details

Date:
1798
Medium:
Black and red chalk, white-chalk heightening, and graphite on blue laid paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 475 px
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