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Woman with a Letter
Sigmond Freudeberg (Swiss, 1745-1801)1750-1800
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
An elegantly dressed woman stands at the center of the composition. She carries a plate with a tea cup and saucer in one hand while she holds a letter, marked with a prominent red seal, up to her lips with the other. This drawing captures the woman in mid-action as she tiptoes across the room.
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- Title: Woman with a Letter
- Creator: Sigmond Freudeberg (Swiss, 1745-1801)
- Date Created: 1750-1800
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 32.5 x 22.5 cm (12 13/16 x 8 7/8 in.); Sheet: 23.5 x 14.7 cm (9 1/4 x 5 13/16 in.)
- Type: Drawing
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2017.217
- Medium: Watercolor and gouache with point of brushwork
- Department: Drawings
- Culture: France, 18th century
- Credit Line: Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Collection: DR - French
- Accession Number: 2017.217
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