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The image shows two individuals sitting together on a bench or chair with a decorative finial. Both individuals are shown sitting from the waist up. They have curly hair neatly styled, wearing long-sleeved dresses with intricate detailing. The person on the left leans forward and holds an object, while the other holds a large book or sketchbook open on a stand. The scene is monochromatic and depicted in pencil, with a blank background focusing on the figures and their interaction with the drawing.
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The image shows two individuals sitting together on a bench or chair with a decorative finial. Both individuals are shown sitting from the waist up. They have curly hair neatly styled, wearing long-sleeved dresses with intricate detailing. The person on the left leans forward and holds an object, while the other holds a large book or sketchbook open on a stand. The scene is monochromatic and depicted in pencil, with a blank background focusing on the figures and their interaction with the drawing.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

"Tis but Fancy's Sketch"

Robert Walter Weir

Date
1850s
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 26.9 × 20.9 cm (10 9/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1979.20.126
Credit line
John Davis Hatch Collection
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • art
  • genre
  • Viewing
Provenance

John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; gift 1979 to the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower left in pen and brown ink: "Tis but Fancy's sketch"; lower right in pen and brown ink: by Robt Weir

Watermarks

J WHATMAN / 1822

NGA object ID 57075. 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.