Egyptian Family (Sketch for "The Battle of the Pyramids") by Antoine-Jean Gros | saved.works

Egyptian Family (Sketch for "The Battle of the Pyramids") by Antoine-Jean Gros

Egyptian Family (Sketch for "The Battle of the Pyramids")

Antoine-Jean Gros

c. 1835

oil on linen

Cleveland Museum of Art

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A group of figures, including a bearded man in a green tunic and a woman in a draped garment, are depicted in a dramatic scene. The man has his arm around the woman, and other figures are visible behind them.

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tunic draped garment headscarf belt pouch diagonal sweep central grouping shallow space frontal view group portrait figures men women

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