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Young Woman Seated at a Piano [recto]
c. 1890
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- black chalk on wove paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 19.4 x 11 cm (7 5/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1995.47.39.a
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
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Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Young Woman Seated at a Piano [recto] — Jean-Louis Forain. c. 1890.
Medium: black chalk on wove paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 19.4 x 11 cm (7 5/8 x 4 5/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1995.47.39.a. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.