Pencil sketch of a young woman in a frilled white bonnet and loose blouse, looking straight ahead, with soft shading around her and a dated signature below.

Pencil portrait study of a woman in a bonnet, 1838

A pencil drawing shows a young woman in a frilled white bonnet and loose light blouse, gazing directly forward with heavy-lidded eyes and parted lips. Soft hatching shades the background and her sleeves, and a signature with the date 1838 appears at the lower left.

Artist: Alexander Morison
Date: 1843
Medium
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2785 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1843.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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