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The image is an etching of a woman seated with her upper body exposed, partially covered by fur. She is sitting back with a slight slouch, head tilted downward. The soft etching technique gives her indistinct facial features with subtle lines for eyes, nose, and mouth. Her hair is tied back smoothly with shaggy ends. She appears draped in fur-like texture, sitting on a piece of furniture. The background shows linear textures, possibly representing furniture patterns and a rough, sketched quality.
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The image is an etching of a woman seated with her upper body exposed, partially covered by fur. She is sitting back with a slight slouch, head tilted downward. The soft etching technique gives her indistinct facial features with subtle lines for eyes, nose, and mouth. Her hair is tied back smoothly with shaggy ends. She appears draped in fur-like texture, sitting on a piece of furniture. The background shows linear textures, possibly representing furniture patterns and a rough, sketched quality.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Nude Woman in a Fur Wrap

Albert Besnard

Medium
etching and drypoint on wove paper (proof impression from an earlier state)
Dimensions
plate: 26.7 x 20.9 cm (10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 33 x 25.7 cm (13 x 10 1/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1991.28.15
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • etching
  • female
  • figure
  • Nude
  • Sitting
Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1990.

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None.

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NGA object ID 72153. 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.