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This is a drawing of various figures engaged in different activities. The drawing depicts sketched figures in various poses engaging with objects such as a scale and a piece of cloth. The foreground includes a coil of rope and a bollard with a sack resting on it. The sketch emphasizes dynamic postures and interactions, capturing a scene bustling with activity. Each figure is drawn with light, precise lines suggesting movement. The drawing has an element of spontaneity, as if capturing candid snapshots of a busy port or market.

Quayside Figures and a Length of Rope Attached to a Bollard

Claude-Joseph Vernet (French, 1714 - 1789)

pen and black ink on laid paper

National Gallery of Art · Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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