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The image shows a person from the back, with their full body visible. They are depicted standing, with one hand holding up part of their long, flowing dress and the other hand raised, holding a parasol. The person's facial features are not visible due to the angle, but they have elaborate hair adorned with feathers and floral embellishments. They are wearing a high-collared gown that appears to be draped and cinched at the waist with a bow. The person also has a chain or cord hanging from their waist and is holding a parasol with a pointed handle and a scalloped edge. The background is plain and does not include any additional details.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
A Fashionable Young Woman Seen from Behind
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe
- Date
- 1800/1803
- Medium
- black chalk on laid paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 33.6 x 23.3 cm (13 1/4 x 9 3/16 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 2007.111.115
- Credit line
- Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund
- Time span
- 1776 to 1800
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- German
- Woman
- Umbrella
- Hat
- Dress
- Parasol
- Bag
Provenance
Duke Leopold Friedrich Franz of Anhalt-Dessau (1740-1817) (stamp of his grandfather? Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt Dessau, Lugt 1708b); Einsiedel Collection, Dresden, 1833. (sale, Galerie Berda Bassenge, Berlin, 4 June 1993, no. 5424); Wolfgang Ratjen, Vaduz; Ratjen Foundation, Vaduz; purchased by NGA, 2007.
Watermarks
VAN DER LEY
NGA object ID 139275. 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.