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Unfinished Standing Classical Male Nude; Cardinal Bentivoglio after Van Dyke; Mother and Child; Equestrian Figure (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a sketch with four figures drawn on a gray paper background. The figure on the left is a standing male nude with one hand on his chest and the other on his hip. To the right of the male nude are three other figures. The top right figure is a woman sitting and holding a child. Below the sitting woman is an equestrian figure on a horse. The fourth figure is located in the upper center of the sketch and is mostly obscured. The drawings are done in black pencil. The image is rectangular.

Artwork Details

Date
1810–20
Medium
Ink, wash, on paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 466 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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