Seated Woman (recto)

c. 1815

Antoine Toussaint de Chazal

Associated Names
Antoine Toussaint de Chazal

Artist, French, 1793 - 1854

The image depicts a drawing of a seated woman in profile. She is leaning forward with her arms resting on her knees, and her head slightly bowed. She has curly hair tied back and wears a long, flowing dress with puffed sleeves. The woman is sitting on a pedestal-like structure, with a solid blue background. Sketch lines are visible suggesting unfinished elements in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black and white chalk on blue laid paper, squared in red chalk

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Endowment Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 49.8 × 46.3 cm (19 5/8 × 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.93.1.a

Associated Artworks

Head of a Child (verso)

Antoine Toussaint de Chazal

1810

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Tajan, 13 May 2015, lot 136); (Marty de Cambiare, Paris, no. 33); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper left in black chalk: [not deciphered] 13 / avant 9 1/2

Wikidata ID

Q64536218

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