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Seated Male (after Van Dyke); Soldier on Horseback; Soldiers on Horseback; Dying Figure; Soldiers on Horseback; Dead Figure; Military Scene (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gray rectangular paper with a rough edge, featuring multiple black sketches. A large seated man with short hair and a beard is drawn on the left side. He wears a collared jacket, and his right hand is on his chest. His left arm rests on a surface. Several smaller sketches are scattered across the paper. One shows a person on a horse in the upper center. A group of people on horses appears in the upper right. A lying figure is drawn on the lower left. Multiple figures on horses are sketched along the lower center and right. A group of people sitting on the ground is drawn in the center. A small figure on a horse appears above the center group. The background of the paper is light grey.

Artwork Details

Date
1810–20
Medium
Ink, wash, on paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 477 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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