Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825, Swiss, active in Britain (1766–70; 1779 on)
Title:
Study of a Seated Woman
Date:
1791
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and gray ink, gray wash, gouache, and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 × 7 7/8 inches (30.5 × 20 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Novr 5. 91"; inscribed on back in graphite lower center: "12"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1196
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
portrait | genre subject | necklaces | gloves | slippers | shoes | dresses | women
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Kevin Salatino, Dressed to kill : Fuseli and the modern woman, Master Drawings, vol. 62, Spring 2024, pp. 97, 112, fig. 5, NC1 .M37 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9805