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Standing Mother and Child

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Three-quarter length figure of a standing woman, turned slightly to the right, holding a child in her left arm, which she rests on a parapet. The picture is squared for transfer.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist
Carlo Morelli, Italian, active 1830—1860
Date
1830–60
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne
Medium
Charcoal on light green paper, laid down
Dimensions
48.5 × 40.5 cm (19 1/8 × 15 15/16 in.)
Type
figures
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing

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