Study of a housemaid, seated

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Artist/Maker	Gainsborough, Thomas (RA) (artist)
Place of origin	England (drawn)

First design for a picture; A lady seated in a contemplative attitude with one hand to her face, a boy is leaning against her knees, and another child reclines on the floor at her feet; Drawn with black chalk on grey paper, softened with a stump, and heightened with white crayon.

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Categories	Drawings Designs
Object type	Drawing
Title	Study of a housemaid, seated (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Black chalk on grey paper, softened with a stump, and heightened with white crayon Grey Paper Black Chalk Crayon Drawing (Image-Making) Heightening
Brief description	Black chalk drawing by Thomas Gainsborough depicting a study of a housemaid, seated with children at her feet. English School, ca. 1785.
Physical description	First design for a picture; A lady seated in a contemplative attitude with one hand to her face, a boy is leaning against her knees, and another child reclines on the floor at her feet; Drawn with black chalk on grey paper, softened with a stump, and heightened with white crayon.
Dimensions	Height: 13.4in Width: 9.7in Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style	English School
Credit line	Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted	Woman Boy
Bibliographic references	DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874. Sloman, Susan. Gainsborough's Landscapes : Themes and Variations London, Philip Wilson publishers, 2011
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	DYCE.672

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Record created	October 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1139766/study-of-a-housemaid-seated-drawing-gainsborough-thomas-ra/

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