Sketch of robed figure dragging a net, nude bodies behind
Sketch of robed figure dragging a net, nude bodies behind
Sketch of robed figure dragging a net, nude bodies behind
Sketch of robed figure dragging a net, nude bodies behind

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Sketch of robed figure dragging a net, nude bodies behind

William Strang, 1859–1921; born Dumbarton, Scotland; died Bournemouth, England
x1948-1677.96

Information

Title
Sketch of robed figure dragging a net, nude bodies behind
Maker
William Strang
Medium
Graphite
Dimensions
24.1 × 37.4 cm (9 1/2 × 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-1677.96
Inscription
in graphite, lower left: Over the ^sullen sea the leaden sky hangs as a pall. He will then go a fishing with a
Culture
British, Scottish
Type
sketches, studies (visual works), drawings
Materials
graphite
Subject
groups of people, figures (representations), seas

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