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Young Girl Meditating, 1877. Watercolor and gouache on off-white wove paper.

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Watercolor and gouache on off-white wove paper · 9 9/16 x 6 1/8 in. (24.3 x 15.6 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title
Young Girl Meditating
Artist
Thomas Eakins (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1844–1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Date
1877
Medium
Watercolor and gouache on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
9 9/16 x 6 1/8 in. (24.3 x 15.6 cm)
Credit line
Fletcher Fund, 1925
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1844–1916

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Young Girl Meditating · Thomas Eakins, 1877
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