The image shows a pencil drawing of a woman's upper three-quarters body in profile. She is standing near a window with her hands clasped in front of her. The woman has softly sketched facial features, slightly tilted head, and a focused gaze looking downward. Her hair is styled up. She wears a long-sleeved dress with a high collar and a brooch at the neckline. The background features abstract lines and shading, with light coming through the window.
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Solitude: Miss Vesta Rollinstall

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)

1878

Medium
graphite on heavy cream wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 42.8 × 20.6 cm (16 7/8 × 8 1/8 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
John Davis Hatch Collection
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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