Young Girl Dressing

c. 1889

Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema

Associated Names
Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema

Artist, British, 1852 - 1909

The image is a sketch of a person tying or adjusting their hair. The individual is facing left and is shown from the upper torso up. They have delicate facial features and curly hair pulled back, with both hands lifted above their head. The person is wearing a garment with detailed patterns on the back and sleeves, including buttons and lace or embroidery. The background is plain, and there is cursive text across the sketch.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on cream wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Julius S. Held Collection

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 34.7 x 23 cm (13 11/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
    mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.1.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alister Matthews; Julius S. Held, 1968; gift to NGA, 1985.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1910

  • Lady Alma-Tadema Memorial Exhibition Catalogue, Fine Art Society, London, 1910, no. 125.

1980

  • Drawings from the Held Collection, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, 1980.

1984

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., January 1984.

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

Inscriptions

center in graphite: Laura Alma Tadema; lower right in brown ink inscribed by the artist or her husband, Lawrence Alma-Tadema: outside measure of mount / 22 inches by 18. / sight measure to cover pencil lines; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 25-9 = 90+30-16; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: P

Wikidata ID

Q64592697

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