# Italian girl

**Elihu Vedder** (American, 1836–1923)  
ca. 1885  
Pastel crayon on tan paper  
32.3 x 25.4 cm (12 11/16 x 10 in.)

Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 1955-38-12-a. [The museum's record](https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/112367).

## About this work

Head of a young female figure, turned toward the right.

_Text from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum._

Elihu Vedder drew this in about 1885, aged 49. It is now at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York.

### How it was made

- **Pastel.** Sticks of almost pure pigment with very little binder. The colour sits on the paper as powder: bright, matte and fragile.

### [Elihu Vedder](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/elihu-vedder)

American, 1836–1923; born in New York; died in Rome

## Facts

- Type: Drawing
- The artist was 49
- Real size: about 13 × 10 in (32 × 25 cm). The 11 × 14 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 19th century
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1752.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1752/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/italian-girl-si-chndm-1955-38-12-a).