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Study for Victory (from Sketchbook)

John Quincy Adams Ward

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch on aged paper of a woman in a long dress, wearing a crown-like object on her head, standing on a pedestal with her right arm extended out to her side and holding a spear in her left hand. The background of the sketch is plain with some darker spots and lines.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 491 px
Museum record:
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