Young Girl Reading
| Title | Young Girl Reading |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jacques André Portail |
| Date | mid 18th century 18th century |
| Medium | red and black chalk on buff laid paper |
| Classification | Drawing |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Gift of Jeffrey E. Horvitz |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Young Girl Reading” is a work by Jacques André Portail, dated mid 18th century. It is executed in red and black chalk on buff laid paper and classified as drawing. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to mid 18th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via the National Gallery of Art Open Access programme.
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