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Cat; Seated Woman Leaning on a Table or Ledge (from Sketchbook)

Francis William Edmonds

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a pencil sketch of a seated woman and a cat. The woman sits on a chair facing right, leaning on a table or ledge in front of her with her left arm. Her right arm rests on her right leg. The woman has long hair. She wears a long dress. To the left of the woman, a cat stands facing right. The background is blank white paper with a dark border around the edge. The sketch appears to be from a sketchbook.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1838 and after
Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 490 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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