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Man Preaching with Upraised Arm, Two Male Nudes, Man Playing Harp (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a sketch with four men. A man in a robe stands on the left with one arm raised and the other extended. He has a head covering. To his right are two nude men, one bending over and the other sitting. On the left, a man sits with his head in his hands. In the bottom center, a man plays a harp. The sketch is drawn in black on a gray background.

Artwork Details

Date
1810–20
Medium
Wash, graphite, on paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 482 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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