Pencil sketch of women in long robes standing beside seated musicians with stringed instruments, in soft moonlit shading, with handwritten inscription below.

Girls at Thebes, Moonlight

A pencil sketch of standing women in head coverings and long robes beside seated figures, some playing stringed instruments, in a loose outdoor gathering. Soft shading suggests moonlit ground, and handwritten words at the bottom edge read as a title, Girls at Thebes, Moonlight.

Artist: Miner Kilbourne Kellogg
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Medium: pencil on paper
Source: Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size: 3000 × 2848 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

19th century drawing night scene pencil sketch moonlight musicians graphite on paper stringed instrument miner kilbourne kellogg thebes women in robes