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Four Ladies Sitting around a Table Occupied with Needlework, Reading, and Writing (recto); Study of a Woman with Needlework (verso)

1758
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Four Ladies Sitting around a Table Occupied with Needlework, Reading, and Writing (recto); Study of a Woman with Needlework (verso)
  • Artist: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (German, Danzig 1726–1801 Berlin)
  • Date: 1758
  • Medium: Graphite
  • Dimensions: 4 3/4 x 1 15/16 in. (12.1 x 5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, C. G. Boerner Gift, 2006
  • Object Number: 2006.492a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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