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Lamentation (?); Mother and Child in Landscape; Penitent Magdalene; Seated Male at Table; Seated Female Holding a Letter (Batsheba, after Rembrandt) (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a sketchbook page with five sketches. The top sketch depicts a landscape with a domed structure and multiple figures. The second top sketch shows a group of people sitting. The bottom left sketch features a woman holding a child. The bottom right sketch shows a seated woman. The second bottom right sketch shows a seated man at a table. The sketches are drawn in black pencil on gray paper. The paper has a rough texture and appears to be aged, with small black marks scattered throughout. The sketches are simple line drawings with minimal shading or color. The overall style of the sketches appears to be loose and expressive.

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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