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Woman at a Window (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sepia-toned drawing of a woman standing by a window. The woman is wearing a long dress and has her hair pulled back. She is holding a book in her hands. There is a chair with a cloth over it to her left. The chair has a bouquet of flowers on it. There is a picture on the wall behind the chair. The window has curtains that are open. The woman is standing on a floor. The drawing is on aged paper.

Artwork Details

Date
1810–20
Medium
Pen and brown ink washes (bistre?) on off-white laid paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
488 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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