Studies of Heads (verso)
1824
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1824
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This sheet shows quick sketches of faces on one side and a jumbled hillside on the back. The faces look like practice—some serious, some silly, all drawn fast. Thomas Monro wasn’t just a doctor; he ran a kind of art school in his London home. Young artists like Turner and Girtin came to copy old masters or draw from life. These heads might be from one of those sessions, done in loose ink or chalk. If you like these loose, moody sketches, look up sfumato.
![Studies of Dogs and Men [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/b7671b05c83592d2/thumb.webp)
![Study of a Seated Man [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/ecc95c68788b0e76/thumb.webp)
![Two Head Studies and a Crouching Nude Woman; Two Women's Heads and a Head of Child [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/fe3fee334eaa34d1/thumb.webp)
![Man with a Walking Stick, Seen in Profile [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/9a2de0af8c4d35fd/thumb.webp)
