The image is a charcoal sketch of a woman standing in a full-body view, appearing to examine an object in her hands. She is dressed in a long robe with flowing lines and holds a rectangular object in her hands, which could be a book or a frame. The background is plain.
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Woman Reading

Alfred Stevens (Belgian, 1823 - 1906)

Medium
charcoal and white chalk on buff laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 51.9 x 35.6 cm (20 7/16 x 14 in.)
Culture
Belgian
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of Mr. Stephen Spector
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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