Figure Studies

1832

William Mulready

Associated Names
William Mulready

Artist, British, 1786 - 1863

The image depicts multiple figures in various positions and states of dress. The first figure on the left is shown from the waist up, seated at a round table, drinking from a cup. The second figure above and to the right is also shown from the waist up, drinking from a cup. Another figure on the right is sitting on a mound with their legs apart, holding a tool and appearing to draw or dig on the ground. In the upper right corner, there is a drawing of a single disembodied arm hanging downward. The background is plain with inkblots on the paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 18.6 x 31.2 cm (7 5/16 x 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.126


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Covent Garden Gallery, Ltd. [William Drummond], London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1981-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: W.M. / 21 June 1832; center verso in graphite: fm / 1 1/2 [divided by] / sp size . own fr. / p. 15/35

Wikidata ID

Q64638747

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