A Seated Peasant Girl in Contemplation

Italienische Grafik 1824–1911, 1871

The image features a woman seated with one leg crossed over the other, her left elbow resting on her knee and her hand supporting her head. Her face is partially obscured by her hand, but her long brown hair is visible. She wears a long dress with multiple layers and a cream-colored outer layer with a patterned border. She also wears a white blouse with loose sleeves, white shoes, and the background is a textured surface in various shades of brown.
Artist
Italienische Grafik 1824–1911
Date
1871
Type
Drawing
Medium
watercolor with white heightening over traces of black chalk, on wove paper laid down on old mount
Dimensions
34.4 × 22 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image features a woman seated with one leg crossed over the other, her left elbow resting on her knee and her hand supporting her head. Her face is partially obscured by her hand, but her long brown hair is visible. She wears a long dress with multiple layers and a cream-colored outer layer with a patterned border. She also wears a white blouse with loose sleeves, white shoes, and the background is a textured surface in various shades of brown.

Italienische Grafik 1824–1911