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Woman in Court Dress

Adolph Menzel

Artist, German, 1815 - 1905

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite with stump
Credit Line

Gift of Ruth B. Benedict in memory of her parents, Sophie and Carl Boschwitz
Dimensions

overall: 14.3 x 13 cm (5 5/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Accession

1982.86.5

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1994

A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, no. 70.

Bibliography

1994

A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 70.

Inscriptions

lower left: A.M.

Wikidata ID

Q64533351

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