Los and His Spectre [verso]
1806
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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1806
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows a man kneeling and reaching toward a ghostly figure above him. The lines are loose and quick, with no shading—just light pencil strokes on paper. The ghostly figure has a vague, floating shape, almost like a shadow with arms outstretched. The drawing is marked with a grid, which artists sometimes use to scale up work later. It looks like a study, not a finished piece. Next, check out Blake, William to see how his sketches connect to his bigger ideas.
![Figure Studies [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/9d89c1dfd297f554/thumb.webp)
