The image features three separate panels of detailed pencil drawings, each depicting multiple figures in various poses and settings. In the left panel, a group of individuals, mainly women, are shown in dynamic positions; one is seated while the others stand, with a prominent figure holding a large basket above their head. A winged horse is in the background. The middle panel features a central seated figure with a staff, flanked by others who are standing or seated around them, potentially on a boat as three figures are rowing with oars. The right panel contains two central figures draped…
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Study for "Commerce"

John La Farge (American, 1835 - 1910)

c. 1885

Medium
pen and black ink over graphite on wove paper mounted to paperboard
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
image: 19.84 × 33.34 cm (7 13/16 × 13 1/8 in.) ; board: 24.77 × 37.78 cm (9 3/4 × 14 7/8 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Membership Association Fund, 1951)
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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