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
- Museum record:
- View original
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