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The image shows a woman seated in a slightly turned posture. She has dark, loosely curled hair peeking out from under a bonnet with a large bow. She is wearing a light-colored dress and her left arm is visible, with her hand resting on her lap. The background has a wash of gray tones resembling foliage. The style is delicate and impressionistic.
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The image shows a woman seated in a slightly turned posture. She has dark, loosely curled hair peeking out from under a bonnet with a large bow. She is wearing a light-colored dress and her left arm is visible, with her hand resting on her lap. The background has a wash of gray tones resembling foliage. The style is delicate and impressionistic.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Young English Beauty

Thomas Rowlandson

Date
c. 1790
Medium
pen and black ink with black, gray, and pink wash
Dimensions
overall: 19.1 x 14.7 cm (7 1/2 x 5 13/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1985.1.51
Credit line
Julius S. Held Collection
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • female
  • figure
  • British
  • Seated figure
Provenance

Julius S. Held [1905-2002]; gift 1985 to NGA.

Inscription

later hand lower center verso in blue ink: Rowlandson

NGA object ID 65770. 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.