Two Standing Women Flanking an Opening onto a Landscape, Two Pedistals with Urns at Right (from Sketchbook) 1810 - 1820

This is a pen-and-ink sketch by American artist Thomas Sully, depicting two standing women flanking an opening onto a landscape. The sketch, created between 1810 and 1820, is a study for a larger composition, possibly a painting. Sully, known for his portraits, often used sketches like this to work out compositional ideas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City houses this intimate example of the artist's creative process.