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Woman Leaning Right (from Sketchbook)

Francis William Edmonds

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a sketch of a woman. The woman is shown from the waist up, leaning slightly to her right. Her hair is pulled back and she has a slight smile on her face. She appears to be wearing a dress with a V-neckline and puffy sleeves. The dress has a strap or cord around her neck. The sketch is drawn in pencil on white paper, with a black border around the edge. The border appears uneven. The overall style of the sketch suggests it was created as a study or practice exercise. The sketch seems to be from a book or sketchbook.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1838 and after
Medium:
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 490 px
Museum record:
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