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Portrait of a Woman by Gabriël Metsu — VisualArtsDB

Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman

1649–1667

Medium: Red chalk, with stumping and traces of black chalk, on tan laid oval paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 19.9 × 15.2 cm (7 7/8 × 6 in.)
Genre: Chalk
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Tags

drawings (visual works)black chalkchalklaid paperprints and drawingstumpingdrawing techniquespaper (fiber product)red chalk

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