Colour lithograph of an older woman with graying wavy hair, heavy drooping eyelids and a downturned mouth, wearing a grey-brown coat with dark buttons.

A woman diagnosed as suffering from melancholia. Colour lithograph, 1892, after J. Williamson, 1890.

A head-and-shoulders portrait of an older woman with wavy, graying brown hair, drooping eyelids, and a downturned mouth, set against a pale background. She wears a grey-brown coat fastened with dark buttons, and the soft, hand-coloured lithograph shows careful shading of the face and hair.

Artist: Williamson, J., active 1890.
Date: [1892]
Medium: Portrait prints Lithographs
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2919 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1892.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Melancolía: Mujer con mirada abatida, litografía en color, 1892

Retrato de busto de una mujer mayor con cabello ondulado castaño con canas, párpados caídos y boca hacia abajo, sobre un fondo claro. Viste un abrigo gris pardo con botones oscuros, y la litografía coloreada a mano muestra un sombreado cuidadoso del rostro y del cabello.

Português: Melancolia: Mulher de olhar abatido, litografia colorida, 1892

Retrato de busto de uma mulher mais velha, com cabelo castanho ondulado e grisalho, pálpebras caídas e boca voltada para baixo, sobre um fundo claro. Ela veste um casaco cinza-acastanhado com botões escuros, e a litografia colorida à mão mostra sombreamento cuidadoso do rosto e dos cabelos.

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