Sketchbook of Figure Studies

Creator Name

Thomas Sully

Cultural Context

American

Date

1810–20

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Sketchbook

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Title

Sketchbook of Figure Studies

Creator

Thomas Sully, American, Horncastle, Lincolnshire 1783–1872 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Artist

Worktype

Cultural Context

American

Material

Cardboard (cover) Drawings in ink, wash, and graphite on light brown laid paper with fibers of mixed composition (sheets)

Dimensions

Cover: 9 x 11 1/2 in. (22.9 x 29.2 cm) Sheets: 8 13/16 x 11 1/2 in. (22.4 x 29.2 cm);
height: 22.86centimetre;
width: 29.2centimetre;
height: 22.3838centimetre;
width: 29.2101centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

1810–20

Provenance

Rogers Fund, 1953

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Men; Female Nudes; Women

Topic

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