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Seated Boy

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch of a seated young man titled 'Seated Boy', by artist John Singer Sargent. The man is sitting on the edge of a surface. The subject is wearing a hat with a medium brim, a collared shirt with a bowtie, a vest, a jacket, pants, and shoes. The face has short hair, and the right hand is placed on the right thigh. The background has some sketchy lines suggesting texture or landscape. There is a date written near the bottom right.

Artwork details

Date:
1857
Medium:
Graphite on off-white laid paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
553 × 625 px
Museum record:
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