Study for "The Siege of Gibraltar": A Sailor in the Bow of Captain Bradford Smith's Gunboat Pulling a Rope

Artist John Singleton Copley (American, 1738 - 1815)

Date1788-1789

MediumCharcoal and white chalk on blue, medium-weight laid paper

DimensionsOverall: 14 13/16 x 13 3/8in. (37.6 x 34cm)

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

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Object number58.18.a

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