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Pencil and wash drawing of a crowd of top-hatted men and helmeted figures in front of a stone wall with three framed scenes of seated women above.

Study for a Block on the Road

A dense crowd of top-hatted men and helmeted figures fills the foreground of this pencil and wash drawing on tan paper, pressing toward a stone wall. Above, three framed scenes of seated women in pale robes and a balcony of onlookers appear in softer, lighter strokes.

Artist
Gustave Doré
Date
1870
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1485 × 1920 px
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Public domain · Gustave Doré died 1883 and the work dates by 1870; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Gustave Doré, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Español: Estudio para un atasco en la calle

Una multitud densa de hombres con sombrero de copa y figuras con cascos llena el primer plano de este dibujo a lápiz y aguada sobre papel beige, empujando hacia un muro de piedra. Arriba, tres escenas enmarcadas de mujeres sentadas con túnicas claras y un balcón de espectadores aparecen con trazos más suaves y claros.

Português: Estudo para um bloqueio na estrada

Uma multidão densa de homens de cartola e figuras com capacetes ocupa o primeiro plano deste desenho a lápis e aguada sobre papel bege, avançando contra um muro de pedra. Acima, três cenas emolduradas de mulheres sentadas com vestes claras e uma sacada de espectadores surgem em traços mais suaves e claros.

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