Sketch of Classical Figures in Action by Thomas Stothard

Pen and graphite sketch of muscular male figures in action poses, two grappling, with faint grid lines and underdrawing.

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A pen and ink study over faint graphite underdrawing shows several muscular male figures in dynamic poses, with one figure in the centre twisting toward another in a grappling embrace. Faint grid lines and overlapping preliminary outlines suggest a working sketch, catalogued as Sketch of Classical Figures in Action by Thomas Stothard, dated 1755.

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1755

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Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain

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Drawings & Sketches