The phrase "small figure" refers to a person or thing that is relatively small in size, stature, importance, value, or significance. It can also refer to something that has a minor role or impact within a larger context.
Sentences with «small figure»
Go to your local ACE hardware store and they have a tone of small figures — at least by my ACE used for villages. (livecreatingyourself.com)
These paintings were essentially landscapes in the guise of history paintings, with small figures usually representing a religious subject. (en.wikipedia.org)
The biggest challenge in this new body of work was to paint such small figures within large landscapes. (artspeak.nyc)