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Engraved oval print of a seated woman in a flowing gown, head bowed in thought, against a rocky hillside.

La Penserosa

An oval engraving shows a seated woman in a flowing white-toned gown, head bowed and hands resting on her lap against a craggy rocky hillside. Fine stipple and line work model the drapery and rock in soft tonal gradations on a pale sheet, with the title and publication inscription below the oval.

Artist
Angelica Kauffmann (mentioned on object)
Date
1779
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2853 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1779.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: La Penserosa, grabado de mujer sentada pensativa

Un grabado en óvalo muestra a una mujer sentada, con un vestido blanco fluido, la cabeza inclinada y las manos apoyadas en el regazo frente a una ladera rocosa. El grabado con punteado y líneas modela los pliegues y la roca en suaves gradaciones tonales sobre papel claro, con el título e inscripción de publicación debajo del óvalo.

Português: La Penserosa, gravura de mulher sentada pensativa

Uma gravura oval mostra uma mulher sentada, com vestido branco fluido, cabeça inclinada e mãos apoiadas no colo diante de uma encosta rochosa. O trabalho de pontilhado e linhas modela as dobras e a rocha em suaves gradações tonais sobre papel claro, com o título e a inscrição de publicação abaixo do oval.

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