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The image shows the upper body of a person from the shoulders up, lying in a reclining position. The person's head is tilted back, eyes closed, lips gently closed. They have long hair in two braids, a simple garment with a ruffled collar, and a floral wreath on their head. The background is a shaded surface, suggesting a soft pillow or cushion. The image is drawn with visible pencil and shading techniques.
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The image shows the upper body of a person from the shoulders up, lying in a reclining position. The person's head is tilted back, eyes closed, lips gently closed. They have long hair in two braids, a simple garment with a ruffled collar, and a floral wreath on their head. The background is a shaded surface, suggesting a soft pillow or cushion. The image is drawn with visible pencil and shading techniques.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Girl on Her Deathbed with a Crown of Flowers

Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann

Date
1882
Medium
black chalk and white chalk on brown paper, in original green leather folding frame
Dimensions
sheet: 26.2 x 27 cm (10 5/16 x 10 5/8 in.) (measured through glass)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2011.29.1
Credit line
William B. O'Neal Fund
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Death
  • child
  • portrait
Provenance

(H. W. Fichter Kunsthandel, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2011 by NGA.

Inscription

lower right in black chalk: E Bendemann 3. März 1882

NGA object ID 154063. 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.