Standing Sibyl

A standing female figure in flowing draped robes, wearing a head covering and gazing downward with a slight smile. She rests one hand on her chest and holds a book or scroll against her body. The pen-and-ink outlines are overlaid with grey and brown wash, set within a narrow rectangular frame with a small sphere at upper left.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1800–20

Medium

Pen and black ink, brush and grey and brown wash on cream paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

734 × 1713 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum