Two Women

James Goodwyn Clonney

National Gallery of Art

The image features two drawings of women shown from the shoulders up, facing the viewer. They appear to be seated upright. The woman on the left has hair styled with a center part and is secured behind her ears, cascading down the sides of her face. She has a composed expression and is adorned with earrings. She is wearing a garment with a high collar and ruffled layers around her shoulders. The woman on the right also has hair parted in the middle, falling just below her ears, with a calm expression. She wears a dress with a decorative neckline and a cross pendant around her neck. Both drawings are sketched in pencil on a sheet of muted beige paper, which is worn at the edges and corners. The background is plain and unadorned, consisting solely of the textured surface of the paper.