A Lady Reading

William Henry Huntca. 1835

Details

Title: A Lady Reading
Creator: William Henry Hunt, 1790–1864, British
Creator Lifespan: 1790/1864
Creator Nationality: British
Creator Gender: male
Date Created: ca. 1835
Physical Dimensions: Contemporary drawn border: 11 1/2 x 8 inches (29.2 x 20.3 cm) Sheet: 11 1/4 x 7 5/8 inches (28.6 x 19.4 cm)
Subject Keywords: furniture, window, reading, woman, middle-class, wife, textures, leisure, settee, home, rug, drapes, genre subject, book, lady
External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
Medium: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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