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Full-Length Seated Woman Reading, for "Contemplation" by Washington Allston — VisualArtsDB

Full-Length Seated Woman Reading, for "Contemplation"

Full-Length Seated Woman Reading, for "Contemplation"

Washington Allston

1811–1821

Medium: Graphite on textured off-white wove paper
Dimensions: 27.8 x 19.7 cm (10 15/16 x 7 3/4 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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