A Young English Beauty

c. 1790

Thomas Rowlandson

Associated Names
Thomas Rowlandson

Artist, British, 1756 - 1827

The image shows a woman seated in a slightly turned posture. She has dark, loosely curled hair peeking out from under a bonnet with a large bow. She is wearing a light-colored dress and her left arm is visible, with her hand resting on her lap. The background has a wash of gray tones resembling foliage. The style is delicate and impressionistic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with black, gray, and pink wash

  • Credit Line

    Julius S. Held Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 19.1 x 14.7 cm (7 1/2 x 5 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.1.51

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Julius S. Held [1905-2002]; gift 1985 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1984

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

1987

  • English Drawings and Watercolors, 1630-1850, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987-1988, no cat.

Inscriptions

later hand lower center verso in blue ink: Rowlandson

Wikidata ID

Q64633273

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