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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
Museum record:
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