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Bearded Man in a Toga (from Sketchbook)

Francis William Edmonds

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch of a man wearing a toga. The man has curly hair and a beard. He is drawn from the chest up, facing slightly to the left. His body is angled to the left, while his head is turned to face the viewer. The toga is draped over his right shoulder and across his body. The drawing is on a rectangular piece of paper with a dark border around the edges. The background of the paper is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1838 and after
Medium:
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 490 px
Museum record:
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