Young Woman Bearing Flowers
| Title | Young Woman Bearing Flowers |
|---|---|
| Artist | Attributed to Samuel Lane English, 1780-1859 |
| Date | 1812 19th century |
| Medium | Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, over graphite, on cream wove paper |
| Classification | ink or chalk wash |
| Origin | England England |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Young Woman Bearing Flowers” is a work by Attributed to Samuel Lane English, 1780-1859, dated 1812. It is executed in pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, over graphite, on cream wove paper and classified as ink or chalk wash. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. 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 1812. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — CC0 via the Art Institute of Chicago Open Access programme.
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