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Presentation Scene (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch on paper of a scene with figures and architectural elements. The central image depicts a group of people in a large room with arched ceilings and columns. Four people are gathered in the foreground, two women and two men. One woman wears a long dark robe with a white head covering. The other woman wears a white robe. One man sits on the right; the other stands behind the woman in white. The room has a raised area with three columns in the background and people standing. The sketch has rough sketches on either side. The left side has three sketches of a reclining figure and a head. The right side has two sketches of columns and two figures. A portion of the paper is rough and uneven on the left edge. The title of the image is "Presentation Scene (from Sketchbook)" by Thomas Sully.

Artwork details

Date:
1810–20
Medium:
Ink, wash, on paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 461 px
Museum record:
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