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Six Figure Sketches and a Round Table (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch on gray paper. Multiple sketches of people and one architectural element. Top left: a woman standing with her right arm extended. Top center: a circular object with decoration on it. Top right: a man standing with his right arm extended and a garment over his left shoulder. Middle: a man on one knee with his arms extended. Bottom right: a man sitting and another sitting or crouching behind him. Bottom center: two heads or profiles. Bottom left: two heads. Left middle: two heads.

Artwork Details

Date
1810–20
Medium
Ink, wash, on paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 471 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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