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Man Speaking (from Sketchbook)

Francis William Edmonds

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch of a man sitting at a table with a cup in front of him. The man is balding with hair on either side of his head. He wears a jacket or large collared shirt. His left arm rests on the table and his right arm is bent at the elbow with the hand raised near his chest. The background is blank white with a black border.

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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