Miss Kitty Dressing
1781
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1781
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Miss Kitty Dressing is a 1781 ink by Thomas Watson, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This picture shows two women in fancy clothes from long ago. One is holding a small kitten while the other looks at it. The woman on the left wears a dark dress and a pearl necklace, and the one on the right has a ruffled collar and a feather in her hair. A table between them holds a candle, a plate, and a few other small items. The dark background makes the women and the kitten stand out. The artist used shadows to give the scene a soft, glowing look. Check out the technique: chiaroscuro to see how light and shadow create depth in art.
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