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This is a sketch of a seated woman. She is shown from just above her knees upward, slightly turned to the side. Her left hand rests in her lap and her right arm is by her side. Her facial features are softly outlined, with a gentle expression. She wears a hat with a feather or decorative element. The woman is dressed in a long coat or dress with fur or ruffled edges. The sketch shows an interior setting, possibly on a sofa or chair with a textured back. The background has light pencil strokes hinting at a patterned wall or simple furnishings.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A Lady Seated
James McNeill Whistler
- Date
- 1893
- Medium
- lithograph in black on wove paper
- Dimensions
- image: 19.3 × 17.2 cm (7 5/8 × 6 3/4 in.) sheet: 28 × 22.7 cm (11 × 8 15/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1946.21.362
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1876 to 1900
- Department
- CG-W
Subjects and terms
- American
- Seated figure
- Woman
- Chair
- Hat
- Dress
NGA object ID 33702. 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.