The Eternal Rest

A seated woman in profile faces left, her dark hair cropped close and a high dark collar at her neck. Loose, sketchy etched and drypoint lines describe her light dress, the dark mass of a chair behind her, and an open, pale background.

Artist

J. Alden Weir

Date

ca. 1892

Medium

etching and drypoint on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2205 × 2880 px

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