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Thomas Sully

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch on grey paper of three figures. The figure on the left is a woman wearing a dress. The woman sits on an unseen object with her right hand on her knee and her left hand on her lap. She has short hair. The figure in the middle is a man wearing a garment wrapped around his body. The man has one arm bent at the elbow and across his chest. The right hand of the man in the middle rests on his hip. The man on the right is smaller in stature and wears a robe. The man on the right has one hand across his chest. The background of the sketch is plain.

Artwork details

Date:
1810–20
Medium:
Ink, wash, on paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 471 px
Museum record:
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