This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

Object Timeline

1901

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Studies: The Cloth of a Kneeling Woman. The Head of a Young Woman, 1650–1675

This is a Drawing. It was created by Carlo Maratti. It is dated 1650–1675 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is black crayon with white heightening on rough blue paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 26.2 × 19.4 cm (10 5/16 × 7 5/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Recto, bottom right corner, in ink, in Alessandro Maggiori's hand: il Maratti fece Verso: Aless. Maggiori compro a Roma nel/1804

Cite this object as

Drawing, Studies: The Cloth of a Kneeling Woman. The Head of a Young Woman, 1650–1675; Carlo Maratti (Italian, 1625 - 1713); Italy; black crayon with white heightening on rough blue paper; H x W: 26.2 × 19.4 cm (10 5/16 × 7 5/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-2718

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-4.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18118345/ |title=Drawing, Studies: The Cloth of a Kneeling Woman. The Head of a Young Woman, 1650–1675 |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=14 February 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>