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Composition with Two Highlanders (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch on gray paper of three men; two standing and one sitting. The standing men wear traditional Scottish Highland garb; a kilt and a sporran. The standing man on the left faces right, wearing a hat with a feather. The standing man on the right faces left. The sitting man is on the bottom right. Small, illegible writing appears in the upper center and a small sketch of a crest appears on the upper left. A small sketch appears on the upper right.

Artwork Details

Date
1810–20
Medium
Ink, wash, on paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 468 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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