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Figure Studies after Rembrandt Etchings (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch on gray paper, rectangular with rough edges. Multiple sketches of people in various poses. Top left: two people with heads covered. Top center: figure in armor. Top right: faint sketches of people sitting. Bottom left: person kneeling, person with long hair. Center: large dark sketch of a person bent over. Right: standing figure in long dress and head covering.

Artwork Details

Date
1810–20
Medium
Ink, wash, on paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 461 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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