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Watercolor of a fair-haired child sleeping on white pillows with a white sheet pulled up, grey wash behind, on cream paper.

Hugh Sleeping

A watercolor of a fair-haired child asleep on white pillows, head turned toward the viewer, one arm bent beside the face and the sheet pulled up. Soft grey wash behind the figure and touches of white gouache suggest light on the linens against a cream paper ground.

Artist
Elizabeth Murray
Date
1847
Medium
Watercolor with traces of white gouache over graphite on brown wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2420 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1847).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection