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Study for Treaty with Native Americans (from Sketchbook)

John Quincy Adams Ward

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch of a group of people. Two people on the left are sitting, the one on the left with a hat on. A person stands with their arm raised in front of them. On the right, a group of people stand near a flagpole with a flag on top. The group on the right are formally dressed in 18th or 19th century attire, with long jackets and knee-length pants. The group on the right faces the group on the left. The background contains a dark cloud in the top-left. The drawing is rectangular with a white border.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1860
Medium
Graphite on paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 491 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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