Artwork preview

Sketch for a Life Saving Medal (from McGuire Scrapbook)

Emanuel Leutze

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch on paper of two men. The standing man on the right is wearing a short-sleeved shirt and long pants. He has one arm around the back of the man to his left and the other under his left arm. The man on the left is shirtless, barefoot, and wearing long pants. He has his left arm over the right shoulder of the man on the right. The background depicts waves and a boat. The sketch appears to be drawn in pencil. The paper has writing in the bottom left corner.

Artwork Details

Medium
Pen, ink, and graphite on thin off-white laid letterpress paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
507 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
View original
Palette