This appears to be a rectangular book with a landscape orientation. The cover is black with a textured pattern of swirling designs. In the center of the cover is the word "ALBUM" in capital letters, embossed in gold. The letters have decorative serifs. The edges of the book appear worn.
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Sketchbook

Eva Gonzalès (French, 1847 - 1883)

mid-1860s

Medium
bound volume containing 86 pages with 45 drawings in ink and pencil, watercolor and gouache on paper
Classification
Volume
Dimensions
book (closed): 15 × 24.4 × 1.9 cm (5 7/8 × 9 5/8 × 3/4 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Helena E.M. Gunnarsson Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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