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Portrait of Tom Sleeping, Woman Holding Two Children, Leaning Baby, Woman's Head (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch on gray paper. A reclining man with short hair, wearing a collared shirt and pants, rests his head on his right hand. His right leg is bent at the knee. Three other figures are sketched: a woman holding a baby on her lap on the upper left, a sitting baby on the upper right, and a woman's head on the lower left.

Artwork Details

Date
1810–20
Medium
Ink, graphite, on paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 477 px
Public Domain
Yes
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