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The image displays a drawing of a female figure standing in a graceful pose. She has curly hair, facial features, and is holding a thin stick. She is dressed in a flowing garment resembling a Greco-Roman style. The background is plain, and there is a red stamped seal in the bottom right corner of the image.
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The image displays a drawing of a female figure standing in a graceful pose. She has curly hair, facial features, and is holding a thin stick. She is dressed in a flowing garment resembling a Greco-Roman style. The background is plain, and there is a red stamped seal in the bottom right corner of the image.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Allegorical Female Figure

John La Farge

Date
1880s
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 20.32 × 14.29 cm (8 × 5 5/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2018.44.30
Credit line
Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • full figure standing
  • figure
  • Female
Provenance

William and Abigail Gerdts, New York; gift to NGA, 2018

Marks

lower right, circular stamp in red ink with Japanese characters [the artist's personal seal]

NGA object ID 131884. 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.