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Six Figure Studies, Including an Angel Seated Beneath Palm Tree (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a sketchbook page with six sketches. The page is rectangular and gray. The top left sketch depicts a seated figure with their body angled to the right. The top center sketch shows a standing figure with one arm raised. The top right sketch features an angel seated beneath a palm tree. The bottom left sketch shows a seated figure leaning on their left arm. The bottom center sketch depicts two standing figures. The bottom right sketch shows a standing figure with their hands by their sides. The sketches are drawn in black pencil and appear to be studies of the human figure.

Artwork details

Date:
1810–20
Medium:
Ink, wash, on paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 480 px
Museum record:
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