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Study for "The Siege of Gibraltar": Sprawling Figures

John Singleton Copley

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pencil sketch on white paper with rough, uneven edges. A group of people in dynamic poses, some overlapping. A figure on the right appears to be standing with one arm raised. A figure on the left is partially drawn. A figure in the center appears to be lying down. Small illegible writing in the bottom left and right corners. The background of the paper is white with some darker spots and a black border around the paper.

Artwork Details

Date
1785–86
Medium
Black chalk on off-white laid paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 350 px
Public Domain
Yes
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