

Black and white sketch of a nude male figure on a rock. The figure wears a laurel wreath on his head. He holds the severed head of another person in his left hand. The severed head has long hair. The figure's right hand grips a rounded object. A cloth is bunched up around the rock. The sketch is on white paper with a white background. The sketch is signed in cursive near the bottom left.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1860
- Medium
- Graphite on paper
- Culture
- American
- Dimensions
- 600 × 491 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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