(From Sketchbook) 1810 - 1820

This small-scale drawing by Thomas Sully, a prominent American portraitist, is a collection of quick sketches from his sketchbook. Created between 1810 and 1820, the drawing captures the artist's studies of figures on horseback. The loose, gestural lines of the figures and horses suggest the swiftness of Sully's hand and the immediacy of these preparatory studies. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York houses this piece, offering a glimpse into Sully's creative process and his interest in equestrian subjects.