Composition with Bathing Venus Pudica Type; a Triton; a Fleeing Figure (from Sketchbook) 1810 - 1820

This is a pen and ink sketch created between 1810 and 1820 by American artist Thomas Sully. The composition features a classical-inspired figure of Venus, a triton, and a fleeing figure. The drawing is a study for a larger work. It is characteristic of Sully’s style, which was influenced by the neoclassical movement. The sketch is currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY, where art lovers can appreciate the details of Sully’s meticulous work.