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Engraving of a young woman with curly hair and a headband, head bowed, resting her arm on a globe.

Girl with Globe

A young woman with curly hair tied back by a narrow band leans her arm on a globe, her head bowed in thought. She wears a loose gown with a decorative neckline, rendered in fine engraved lines of brown ink on a pale sheet with a wide margin.

Artist
Unidentified
Date
Medium
engraving
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2500 × 2999 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (undated).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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