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The image shows a side profile of an individual with only the upper part of the body visible. The person is facing to the right with their head slightly tilted downward. Their facial features are drawn with delicate lines, highlighting a well-defined nose and lips, and their hair is neatly pulled back. The clothing appears to be a simple garment that fits close to the body. There are no visible accessories, jewelry, or objects being held. The background is filled with light pencil shading. The etching is signed and dated at the lower right corner.
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The image shows a side profile of an individual with only the upper part of the body visible. The person is facing to the right with their head slightly tilted downward. Their facial features are drawn with delicate lines, highlighting a well-defined nose and lips, and their hair is neatly pulled back. The clothing appears to be a simple garment that fits close to the body. There are no visible accessories, jewelry, or objects being held. The background is filled with light pencil shading. The etching is signed and dated at the lower right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Young Woman in Profile

Henry Tonks

Date
1896
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 13.9 x 10.5 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1995.52.178
Credit line
Gift of William B. O'Neal
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • female
  • figure
  • British
  • Bust
Provenance

(Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1984-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Inscription

lower right in graphite: HT 1896; by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: No 26; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: A22657T; by later hand, across bottom verso in graphite: H.TONKS-1896 P 99-24X

NGA object ID 76164. 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.