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A lady seated by a window c. 1760c. 1780

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c. 1760 - c. 1780

Description

A pencil and wash drawing of a female figure seated in a chair at a table, next to a window, sewing. Some use of red chalk in the flowered dress. Inscribed below on the modern mount, 'Industry', a modern addition that did not come from an earlier mount or inscription. Sandby made several studies of female figures in profile knitting, sewing or reading (RCINs 914424, 914427, 914382).
Descriptive Medium: 'Pencil, wash, red chalk and watercolour', 'red chalk, pencil, wash', 'watercolour painting'