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Fishing (from McGuire Scrapbook)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch of three people. The person on the left is a woman wearing a dress and hat, standing behind two seated men. The woman's face is blurred. The two men are wearing hats, with one holding a fishing rod and sitting on a bucket, and the other sitting and holding what appears to be three fishing rods. The man on the left is wearing a vest and holding a hat. The background is a flat gray color. The title of the work is "Fishing" and the artist is unknown.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1800–1830
Medium:
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 482 px
Museum record:
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