Queen of Italy (wood engraving portrait)

A woman with dark hair, a white lace cap and a pearl necklace sits in three-quarter pose, draped in a wide lace shawl and resting one hand on a chair. The wood engraving uses fine hatched lines against a dark, plain background that sets off the pale lace.

Artist

William Baxter Closson

Date

n.d.

Medium

wood engraving

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2106 × 2880 px

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