Head of a Woman and Study of Hands, 1837, Sir David Wilkie, Scottish, 1785–1841, 15 3/16 x 18 9/16in. ( x ), Black and white chalk, with touches of red chalk, and pen and brown ink with wash on light brown paper, Scotland, 19th century, Among this series of hand studies, the Scottish artist David Wilkie included a carefully described portrait drawing of an older woman. With rather spare chalk and pen lines, Wilkie achieved an impressive lifelike quality in the figure

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Keywords: 1785–1841, 1837, david, hands, head, scottish, sir, study, wilkie, woman