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Head of a Young Woman

1797

Thomas Cheesman

Associated Names

Thomas Cheesman

Artist, British, 1760 - 1834

The image displays a close-up view of a woman's head and shoulders as she looks up and slightly to her left. Her facial features include rounded cheeks with a hint of blush, full lips, and large eyes. She has long, curly, dark hair partially covered by a light-colored headscarf. She wears a simple garment with a scooped neckline and there are no visible jewelry or objects. The background is textured, emphasizing her serene expression.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color stipple engraving on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler
Dimensions

plate: 44 × 32.8 cm (17 5/16 × 12 15/16 in.)
sheet: 44.3 × 32.8 cm (17 7/16 × 12 15/16 in.), cut within platemark
Accession Number

2017.53.9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Campbell Fine Art, London, May 1996); Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.

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Inscriptions

lower center in plate: T Cheesman delint. et sculpt / London Pubd by Thos. Cheesman Feby. 10th 1797; by later hand, lower right verso: Stip. 564

Wikidata ID

Q77259198

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