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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)

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