An Elderly Woman in a Striped Shawl

Italienische Grafik 1640–1747, c. 1743

The image shows an elderly woman in a shoulder-length portrait. She is positioned facing the viewer with a subtle tilt of her head to the right. Her facial features include aged, wrinkled skin with a fair complexion, deeply set eyes, and defined cheekbones. Her hair is mostly covered by a cloth, but it appears greyish in color, peeking out slightly from under a plaid headscarf that is draped over her head and shoulders. The scarf is primarily tan with blue and grey stripes. Her clothing is partially visible, revealing a textured garment with a fur-like appearance. She wears a pearl earring in her left ear. The background is a simple, muted green tone.
Artist
Italienische Grafik 1640–1747
Date
c. 1743
Type
Drawing
Medium
pastel and watercolor on two joined sheets of blue paper, mounted on white paper and on original strainer
Dimensions
51.5 × 40.5 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image shows an elderly woman in a shoulder-length portrait. She is positioned facing the viewer with a subtle tilt of her head to the right. Her facial features include aged, wrinkled skin with a fair complexion, deeply set eyes, and defined cheekbones. Her hair is mostly covered by a cloth, but it appears greyish in color, peeking out slightly from under a plaid headscarf that is draped over her head and shoulders. The scarf is primarily tan with blue and grey stripes. Her clothing is partially visible, revealing a textured garment with a fur-like appearance. She wears a pearl earring in her left ear. The background is a simple, muted green tone.

Italienische Grafik 1640–1747