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Pen and Ink Drawing - Male: Sketch of a Man reclining on Steps with his Hands bound together

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Basic Information

Accession Number:1906P724
Collection:Fine Art Prints and Drawings
Date:1844 - 1844

Maker Information

Artist:Ford Madox Brown - View biography for Ford Madox Brown

Notes

Mary Bennett considers this sketch to be related to the figure of Wisdom from the cartoon The Spirit of Justice (Ford Madox Brown: The Unofficial Pre-Raphaelite, p. 67). The date would certainly be appropriate but no figure in that design resembles this man reclining on steps. The medium and subject matter of a naked, captive man show Brown's interest in the Romatic depiction of prisoners which was popularised in England by Fuseli and his circle, and later in France by Delaxcroix.
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Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1906.

Further Information

Production Period:19th century
Medium:Brown pen and ink over pencil on paper.
Material(s):Paper
Place of Origin:Paris, France

Dimensions

Height:242 mm
Width:225 mm