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Full-length Sketch of a Male Figure; Study of a Sculpture of a Female Figure (Possibly by L. G. Mead?) (from Sketchbook)

John Quincy Adams Ward

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a sketch with two drawings. The left drawing shows a man in a three-quarter view, facing left. He has short hair and wears a collared shirt, pants, and shoes. The right drawing shows a sculpture of a woman with long hair, wearing a dress that covers her shoulders and reaches her ankles. The woman's sculpture stands on a rectangular base. The background of the sketch is white. The artist's signature appears at the bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1860
Medium
Graphite on paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 490 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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