Designs for a Monument [recto and verso]
1790
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
![Designs for a Monument [recto and verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/99d236b9666f8c6a/full.webp)
1790
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows three quick drawings in graphite. Two figures stand tall on pedestals, dressed in flowing robes and holding what look like crosses. Below, a smaller, seated figure is wrapped in a cloak, with one arm raised. The lines are light and loose, like quick notes rather than a finished plan. This style fits the Romantic era, where ideas and emotion mattered more than perfect detail. Next, check out Romanticism to see how artists used sketches like this to explore big themes.
![Designs for a Monument to Sir William Jones (?) [recto and verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/3c78a3064cfa399d/thumb.webp)
![Study for a Monument to a Clergyman [recto and verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/c5e3374976ecf5f9/thumb.webp)
![Designs for Monuments [recto and verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/d8870bd37cddf1cb/thumb.webp)
![Studies for a Monument with the Crowning of a Figure [recto and verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/20bffea3c9de8b94/thumb.webp)
