The image shows a woman in profile from about the waist up. She is sitting, facing to the right, with her body slightly turned towards the viewer, sitting in a relaxed, upright position. Her facial features are delicate and serene, and she has a prominent nose. Her hair is styled with flowers and ribbons, cascading down in curls. She is wearing a dress with patterns and layers, featuring puffed sleeves and a high lace collar. A bouquet of flowers is held in her gloved hands in her lap. She is accessorized with a necklace and dangling earrings. The background is plain.
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The image shows a woman in profile from about the waist up. She is sitting, facing to the right, with her body slightly turned towards the viewer, sitting in a relaxed, upright position. Her facial features are delicate and serene, and she has a prominent nose. Her hair is styled with flowers and ribbons, cascading down in curls. She is wearing a dress with patterns and layers, featuring puffed sleeves and a high lace collar. A bouquet of flowers is held in her gloved hands in her lap. She is accessorized with a necklace and dangling earrings. The background is plain.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Amelia

Ernest Haskell

Date
c. 1912
Medium
stipple engraving on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 13.5 × 8.5 cm (5 5/16 × 3 3/8 in.) sheet (irreg.): 18.6 × 14.1 cm (7 5/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1980.45.802
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Flower
  • Seated figure
  • Woman
  • Dress
Inscription

"Ernest Haskell" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "E.H." lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. Not dated. "Amelia" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "x8x5[illeg.]" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "344 x6 / [illeg.] / 89y x 114" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Marks

None.

Watermarks

None.

NGA object ID 58514. 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.