The image shows two individuals depicted from head to toe. One person is kneeling and supporting the other person who leans back against them. The kneeling person has short windswept hair and defined facial features, wearing a tunic with long sleeves and a skirt-like lower garment. The person being supported has closely cropped hair and a relaxed appearance, wearing a form-fitting outfit with visible creases and folds. They are seated on the ground with one leg extended forward and the other bent at the knee. The background is plain and unadorned, focusing on the two figures.
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The Death of General Warren

George Caleb Bingham (American, 1811 - 1879)

Medium
pen and ink over graphite
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 12.7 × 21 cm (5 × 8 1/4 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
John Davis Hatch Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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