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The image shows a pencil sketch of a person seated in a chair, seen from the back. The person's head is turned slightly to the left, with their hair styled in a bun tied with a ribbon. They are wearing a long, flowing garment with loose sleeves, and their left arm rests on the chair's backrest. The chair is intricately designed, and there are no visible accessories or objects. The background is a plain, light brown paper, emphasizing the central figure.
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The image shows a pencil sketch of a person seated in a chair, seen from the back. The person's head is turned slightly to the left, with their hair styled in a bun tied with a ribbon. They are wearing a long, flowing garment with loose sleeves, and their left arm rests on the chair's backrest. The chair is intricately designed, and there are no visible accessories or objects. The background is a plain, light brown paper, emphasizing the central figure.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

An Elegant Lady of the Eighteenth Century Holding a Fan

Carl Larsson

Date
1897
Medium
charcoal on light brown paper, laid down on board
Dimensions
overall: 65.2 x 50.2 cm (25 11/16 x 19 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2004.32.1
Credit line
Gift of Diane Allen Nixon
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Seated figure
  • Woman
  • Chair
  • Swedish
Provenance

Stig Ranström, Gothenburg (the artist's grandson). (Jean-Luc Baroni Ltd., London); purchased 2004 by NGA.

Inscription

lower right: C.L. / 97.

NGA object ID 129459. 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.