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The drawing depicts the upper half of a woman's body. She is slightly turned to her right, with her face towards the viewer. Her facial features are softly portrayed, with a gentle expression and eyes looking forward. She has styled hair under a large decorated hat with flowers. The woman is wearing a detailed outfit with ruffled accents around the neckline and sleeves. Her hands are lifted towards her chest, lightly touching. The image has a textured background with cross-hatched shading to enhance the figure.
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The drawing depicts the upper half of a woman's body. She is slightly turned to her right, with her face towards the viewer. Her facial features are softly portrayed, with a gentle expression and eyes looking forward. She has styled hair under a large decorated hat with flowers. The woman is wearing a detailed outfit with ruffled accents around the neckline and sleeves. Her hands are lifted towards her chest, lightly touching. The image has a textured background with cross-hatched shading to enhance the figure.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Young Girl Wearing a Flowered Hat

French 18th Century

Medium
red chalk on light beige laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 26.8 x 17.8 cm (10 9/16 x 7 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2000.9.14
Credit line
Gift of Gertrude Laughlin Chanler
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Flower
  • Hat
  • Dress
  • Female figure
Provenance

Hon. Irwin Boyle Laughlin, Washington, D.C.; his wife, Therese Iselin Laughlin, Washington, D.C., 1941; their daughter, Gertrude Laughlin Chanler, New York, 1958; gift to NGA, 2000.

Watermarks

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NGA object ID 111613. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.