1801
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
My Poor Sweet Little Angelica is a 1801 graphite by Lilly Martin Spencer, a Romanticism work, depicting Infant, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a simple portrait of a young girl. It's drawn with graphite on paper. The girl looks gentle and kind. Her face is the main focus of the portrait. The artist used simple lines and shading to create this portrait. The drawing is not very detailed, but it still looks nice. To learn more about similar drawings, look up the technique: sfumato.
Lilly Martin Spencer was born in Exeter, England, on November 26, 1822, to French intellectual parents who supported abolitionism and women's education.
See the richer artist pageYour cart is empty
Explore artworks →
![Studies of a Woman and Her Dress [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/abf8075589814203/thumb.webp)
