The image depicts the upper body of a person from the shoulders up. The person is in a seated or slightly leaning forward position, with their head tilted to one side and directed downwards. Their facial expression is serene, with delicate features and high cheekbones. The hair is styled back, with a cloth or veil partially covering it. The person appears to be wearing a garment with draped fabric around the neck. The drawing is on a plain background, without visible objects or detailed scenery. There are no visible objects or jewelry on the figure.
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The Artist's Wife Esther

Balthasar Denner (German, 1685 - 1749)

1713

Medium
red chalk on thin laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
plate: 21.5 x 16.7 cm (8 7/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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