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Half-Length Study of a Seated Woman Gazing Downward by Washington Allston — VisualArtsDB

Half-Length Study of a Seated Woman Gazing Downward

Half-Length Study of a Seated Woman Gazing Downward

Washington Allston

1809–1819

Medium: Graphite on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: 7.2 x 7 cm (2 13/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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American

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