# Seated Female Nude

**Samuel van Hoogstraten** (Dutch, 1627–1678)  
1647/78  
Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with traces of black chalk and opaque white watercolor, on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper  
Primary support: 28.4 × 19.2 cm (11 3/16 × 7 9/16 in.)

Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1989.203. [The museum's record](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/74224).

## About this work

Samuel van Hoogstraten painted this in 1647/78, aged about 20. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.

### What you’re looking at

A work made of pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with traces of black chalk and opaque white watercolor, on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper.

_Description from the Art Institute of Chicago._

### How it was made

- **Chalk.** Natural black, red and white chalks. Used together on toned paper they could give the warmth of flesh with very little effort, and they were favourites for studies from life.
- **Watercolour.** Pigment in gum arabic, thinned with water and laid in transparent washes. Nothing white is painted: the light is the paper showing through.
- **Pen and ink.** Drawn with a quill or reed pen, often with wash added by brush to model light and shadow.

### [Samuel van Hoogstraten](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/samuel-van-hoogstraten)

Dutch, 1627–1678

## Facts

- Type: Drawing and Watercolor
- Culture: Holland
- The artist was about 20
- Real size: about 11 × 7½ in (28 × 19 cm). The 8 × 10 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 17th century
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

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