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(From Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch of four people sitting and three dancing. The upper left depicts one sitting woman wearing a head covering. The upper right depicts one woman sitting with a rectangular object behind her on the right. The bottom depicts three dancing people; two women on the left and one man on the right. The background is gray with darker shading around the edges.

Artwork details

Date:
1810–20
Medium:
Ink, wash, on paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 476 px
Museum record:
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