“Sleeping man” by Theodor Richard Edward von Holst (1844) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Sleeping man

Theodor Richard Edward von Holst

Title	Sleeping man
Artist	Theodor Richard Edward von Holst
Date	1844 19th century
Medium	Graphite
Classification	Drawings
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of Allen Staley, 2017
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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