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Study for "The Knatchbull Family": Sir Edward Knatchbull

John Singleton Copley

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pencil drawing of a man in 18th-century attire, wearing a hat, long coat, knee-length shorts, and knee-high socks. He holds a long object under his right arm and extends his left hand outward. The drawing is overlaid with a grid pattern and some illegible writing is present at the bottom. The man is depicted standing with his left leg slightly forward.

Artwork Details

Date
1800–1802
Medium
Black chalk, white-chalk heightening, and graphite on dark blue laid paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
377 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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