Black chalk sketches on pale paper: a small nude winged figure at left, a large foreshortened figure at center, and studies of hands and feet.

Sketches of Putti (recto); Study for Ornament (verso)

Black chalk sketches on pale paper show a nude winged figure at left, a large foreshortened figure with a rounded head and legs at center, and three studies of hands and feet. Loose hatching and smudged shading give the figures volume, with a small circular collector's stamp near the bottom edge.

Artist: Alfred George Stevens
Date: 1837/75 (recto); n.d. (verso)
Medium: Black chalk (recto), and graphite (verso), on ivory wove paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2597 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1875).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

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