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About this work

You see a small, smudged drawing of a woman’s face in profile. Her features are soft, almost blurred, like someone caught in candlelight. The paper looks old—yellowed edges, tiny creases. It’s part of a big collection called the Atlas Van Eck, where the Rijksmuseum keeps thousands of loose sketches. No one knows who drew it or why. Maybe it was practice, or just a quick idea someone forgot to sign. To see more of these quiet, unsigned works, look up the Rijksmuseum’s online collection.