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The image shows a group of people with partial body features facing each other. The figures are depicted in simple lines with no detailed facial features or hair. They wear long, flowing clothing, and the background is plain.
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The image shows a group of people with partial body features facing each other. The figures are depicted in simple lines with no detailed facial features or hair. They wear long, flowing clothing, and the background is plain.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Beggars at a Door (Study for the Yarborough Monument)

John Flaxman

Date
c. 1803/1806
Medium
graphite
Dimensions
overall: 6.8 x 4.7 cm (2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1980.45.1661
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • group
  • figure

NGA object ID 59409. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.