Lady Holding Her Cloak from Behind

1760s

William Hoare

Associated Names
William Hoare

Artist, British, c. 1707 - 1792

The image shows a full-body sketch of a person from behind, standing upright. The person is wearing a wide-brimmed hat with floral decorations and their hair is styled up, visible below the hat. They are dressed in a long gown with a shawl-like collar and scalloped edges. The gown has detailed drapery, particularly around the waist. The person is wearing shoes peeking out from under the gown's hem. The background is plain off-white paper, emphasizing the pencil and chalk lines of the sketch.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black and red chalks on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 32.4 x 20 cm (12 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.80


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1969-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in graphite: W 6261

Watermarks

Crest with lion and crown

Wikidata ID

Q64637367

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