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Study of a cap of gathered silk — John Downman. Study of a cap of gathered silk, 1780/89. The Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain (CC0).

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AT-00003764

Study of a cap of gathered silk

by John Downman

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Artist: John Downman / English, 1750-1824
Date: 1780/89
Medium: Charcoal, heightened with white chalk, on blue laid paper
Dimensions: 29.9 × 25.5 cm (11 13/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: charcoal
Place: England
Department: Prints and Drawings
Credit line: The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
Accession no.: 1922.1408

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