Woman Seated Holding a Letter with Studies of a Girl Peeling Fruit
Summary
Two thirds of the composition are taken up by a seated woman holding in her lap a letter held in her right hand, her left hand rests on a piece of furniture, she looks back over her right shoulder at a bird perched on the chair back. The right hand side of the sheet contains a study of a girl peeling fruit and a sketch of the piece of furniture in the main picture.
Object Name
Woman Seated Holding a Letter with Studies of a Girl Peeling Fruit
Creators Name
Date Created
about 1840
Dimensions
support: 42.2cm x 57.4cm
accession number
1982.252
Collection Group
Support
paper (green)
Medium
chalk (black)
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