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Pencil and chalk study of a seated woman gazing upward, one hand on her chest, with a large outstretched hand sketched at upper right, on gray-blue paper.

Study for "Mercy's Dream"

A seated female nude leans back on one hand, her face turned upward, one hand resting on her chest. Drapery falls across her legs, and a large sketched hand and arm reach in from the upper right. Drawn in white chalk and pen and ink on gray-blue paper.

Artist
Daniel Huntington
Date
ca. 1857–58
Medium
Pen and black ink, white chalk on gray-blue wove paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 2830 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1863).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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

Español: Estudio para "El sueño de Mercy" de Daniel Huntington

Una mujer desnuda sentada se recuesta apoyada en una mano, con el rostro levantado y la otra mano sobre el pecho. Un paño cae sobre sus piernas, y una gran mano y brazo dibujados aparecen en la esquina superior derecha. Dibujo en tiza blanca y tinta sobre papel gris azulado.

Português: Estudo para "O Sonho de Mercy" de Daniel Huntington

Uma mulher nua sentada inclina-se para trás, apoiada em uma das mãos, com o rosto voltado para cima e a outra mão sobre o peito. Um tecido cai sobre as pernas, e uma grande mão e braço desenhados surgem no canto superior direito. Desenho em giz branco e tinta sobre papel cinza-azulado.