The image depicts two figures. One figure is standing and holding flowers with their left hand, while their right arm is extended downward. The figure has softly drawn facial features, gentle eyes, long, wavy hair partially covered by a headscarf or hood, and is draped with fabric from the waist down. Beside them, on the left side, is a smaller figure, likely a child or a winged cherub, shown in mid-step with wings and a gentle expression. The background includes loosely sketched foliage and trees.
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Nude Walking with Cupid

William Perkins Babcock (American, 1826 - 1899)

1860s-1870s

Medium
charcoal and black crayon on wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 48.9 × 31.91 cm (19 1/4 × 12 9/16 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Membership Association Fund, 1951)
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Adult profiles and older: its museum's description or title mentions nudity. How works are placed

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