Young Lady with a White Bow on Her Head

Inscriptions

signed, lower left, in black chalk wash: Downman / 1795

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

Artist: John Downman (British, 1750–1824)
Date: 1795
Medium: brush and black chalk wash and watercolor, heightened with white gouache
Dimensions: Sheet: 22.7 x 18.9 cm (8 15/16 x 7 7/16 in.); Secondary Support: 30.2 x 24.8 cm (11 7/8 x 9 3/4 in.); Tertiary Support: 30.4 x 25.4 cm (11 15/16 x 10 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawing
Department: Drawings
Credit line: Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
Accession no.: 1997.75

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