Woman with a Fan

1807–15

Not on view

A young woman with a lowcut bodice, leaning on a ledge with a book under one hand, holding a fan in the other partly covering her face. Possibly etched as well as designed by Wright.

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Title: Woman with a Fan
Artist: Thomas Wright (British, Birmingham 1792–1849 London)
Date: 1807–15
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 7 1/2 × 5 13/16 in. (19 × 14.8 cm)
Sheet: 11 13/16 × 8 3/4 in. (30 × 22.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.570.555
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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