The Artist's Daughter Eleonora Reclining on a Chaise-Longue

1879

Domenico Morelli

Associated Names
Domenico Morelli

Artist, Neapolitan, 1823 - 1901

The image is a sketch of a person's upper body in a reclining position. The person is leaning back with their eyes closed and a serene expression. They have short hair and are wearing a ruffled dress with intricate patterns. There are no visible accessories or objects in the image. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with gray wash on light blue multicolor fiber wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.3 × 22.2 cm (7 3/16 × 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.70.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Pandora Old Masters, Inc., New York); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • From Neoclassicism to Futurism: Italian Prints and Drawings, 1800- 1925, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2014 - 2015.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right, in pen and back ink: D. Morelli

Wikidata ID

Q64541076

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