The image shows a sketch of a person in a standing position with one hand on their hip and the other arm extended. They have a headdress or veil on their head. They are wearing a long flowing garment, possibly a robe. They are next to a pedestal with horizontal lines on its surface. The background is plain.
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Statue of a Vestal Virgin

Hubert Robert (French, 1733 - 1808)

probably c. 1754/1765

Medium
graphite on laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 7 cm (5 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.) ; support: 15.6 x 21.5 cm (6 1/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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