The image features a profile portrait of a woman from the waist up, facing right. She has fair skin, a prominent nose, an updo hairstyle with curls by the ear, and a floral headpiece with blue leaves and a white flower. She wears a blue dress with a low neckline, short white sleeves, and two pearl necklaces around her neck. The background is a soft, muted brown oval.
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Hellene von Sleben

European 19th Century

c. 1800

Medium
pastel on blue wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 43.5 x 36 cm (17 1/8 x 14 3/16 in.)
Culture
European
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of Arthur L. Liebman
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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