The Programme Seller

John Copley

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Programme Seller by John Copley: A black and white drawing of a woman in a long dress standing in front of a chair and balcony. The woman has dark hair styled in an updo and wears a long dark dress with a high neckline and puffed shoulders. She holds a stack of paper in her left hand. The dress has a lighter-colored apron panel down the front. Behind her to the right is a short balcony railing. To her left is a chair with a curved back. In the background, there are shades of gray suggesting a building with a curtain or drapes behind the woman. The background fades into a lighter shade around the edges. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom left corner.