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Study for "The Knatchbull Family": Norton Joseph Knatchbull

John Singleton Copley

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pencil drawing on grid paper of a man in 18th-century clothing. The man has short hair and wears a jacket with tails, a white collared shirt, knee-length pants, and tall socks. His right hand rests on a box or ledge. He stands with one leg slightly bent, left hand on hip. Numbers are written vertically along the left edge of the paper. A partial signature appears in the lower right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
1800–1802
Medium:
Black chalk, white-chalk heightening, and graphite on dark blue laid paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
387 × 624 px
Museum record:
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