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Child with Dog; Two Figures in Encounter; Two Figures and Child Attending to Dying Male [?]; Figure on Deathbed (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a sketch with four figures drawn in black pencil on light gray paper. The top left drawing depicts a woman sitting with a dog. The top right drawing shows two people with one bending down. The bottom left drawing shows two people with one lying down. The bottom right drawing shows a person on the floor with another sitting beside them. The drawings are rough and simple line sketches with minimal detail. The background of the image is white.

Artwork Details

Date
1810–20
Medium
Ink, wash, on paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 476 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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