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Portrait - study of a young woman wearing a high cap and a neckband.

Drawing
1741-1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Fuseli, Henry (artist)
Place of origin
Europe (made)

The intimacy of this portrait may suggest that it was drawn from life rather than from memory. Drawings of women are very common in Füssli's work, they are often dressed in elaborate costumes decorated with bows and ribbons, and have unusually complex hairstyles that are the result of Fussli's creative mind.

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Portraits
Object type
Drawing
TitlePortrait - study of a young woman wearing a high cap and a neckband.
Materials and techniques
Pencil and black chalk on paper
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing by Henry Fuseli, portrait study of a young woman wearing a winged cap and neckband, pencil and black chalk, heightened with white, Europe, 1741-1825
Physical description
Drawing in pencil and black chalk of a young woman wearing a high cap and a neckband.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 36.7cm
  • Sheet width: 28.4cm
Credit line
Given by Capt. H. Reitlinger.
Summary
The intimacy of this portrait may suggest that it was drawn from life rather than from memory. Drawings of women are very common in Füssli's work, they are often dressed in elaborate costumes decorated with bows and ribbons, and have unusually complex hairstyles that are the result of Fussli's creative mind.
Bibliographic references
  • Lentzsch, Franziska, (Ed.), <i>Füssli: The Wild Swiss</i>, Zurich, Scheidegger & Speiss, Zürich, 2005.
  • Lambert, Susan. Drawing: Technique & Purpose. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981. p.51.
  • Baker, Christopher (Editor) Beyer, Andreas (Editor) Curie, Pierre (Editor) Füssli, entre rêve et fantastique Paris: Culturespaces, partager la culture; Brussels: Fonds Mercator, 2022
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1034-1918

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Record createdMay 22, 2006
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O124140/portrait---study-of-drawing-fuseli-henry/
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