Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825, Swiss, active in Britain (1766–70; 1779 on)
Title:
Woman Reading, Seated Before a Window
Date:
1805
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches (25.1 x 20 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper left: "Charlton. 5th July. 05"; inscribed on back in pen and brown ink, lower left: "53 G"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6033
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
dress | woman | genre subject | interior | slippers | window | reading | paper | veil | shoes | curtains
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Gert Schiff, L'Opera Completa di Fussli, Rizzoli, Milan, 1977, p. 116, no. D. 90, fig. D 90, NJ18 F98 A12 S34 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9809