Woman Playing a Harp (Lavinia Banks?)

About this work

This sketch shows a woman playing a harp. She’s standing sideways, her body turned slightly away, but her head is angled toward us. The lines are loose and quick, like the artist was drawing fast—just the basic shapes, no extra details. The harp is big and simple, almost like a sketch of a sketch. The drawing looks unfinished, with light shading and no color. That’s because it’s just graphite on paper. The artist focused on the pose and movement more than the details. Want to see more work like this? Check out Romanticism.