A Lady Wearing a Dormeuse Cap

Nicolaas Muys, c.1770

The drawing shows a woman from the waist up, positioned at a slight angle. Her facial features are delicately sketched with a subtle smile and inquisitive eyes. She has styled hair in an updo, with curls framing her… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Nicolaas Muys ¹
Date: c.1770 ¹
Medium: red and black chalk on laid paper ¹
Original: 2,771 × 4,000 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Purchased as the Gift of Ivan and Winifred Phillips in Honor of Margaret Morgan Grasselli

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