Study for The Archers 

This study by John Singer Sargent, a renowned American portrait painter, is a pencil sketch of a male nude in a dynamic pose. The artist's loose yet accurate lines capture the figure's anatomy, revealing Sargent's masterful understanding of the human form. Sargent's preference for spontaneity and naturalism in his works is evident in this preparatory sketch. This study for "The Archers" was likely created in preparation for a larger-scale painting that would feature the figure in a more complex composition.