Art, literature & history
Young Woman with Braided Hair and a Veil
c. 1610
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- black chalk heightened with white on blue paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 27 x 19.3 cm (10 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1991.180.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Ottavio Leoni. Young Woman with Braided Hair and a Veil. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Young Woman with Braided Hair and a Veil — Ottavio Leoni. c. 1610.
Medium: black chalk heightened with white on blue paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 27 x 19.3 cm (10 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1991.180.1. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
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.