# Child Seated on a Sofa

By [Mary Cassatt](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/mary-cassatt.md>), c. 1883.

## Details

- Medium: graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions: sheet: 22.1 × 14.7 cm (8 11/16 × 5 13/16 in.)
- Collection: [National Gallery of Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-8dd66d7195da9018.md>)

[View collection record](<https://www.nga.gov/artworks/52287-child-seated-sofa>)

- Categories: Works on Paper
- Styles: [Impressionism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/impressionism.md>)

## Image

![A child in a dark dress sits sideways on a cushioned sofa, with both legs extended over its edge.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-8dd66d7195da9018-eb3d22798f558fab/full.jpg?v=5008c4ac194d27396ba89d84d918eeb1e50549cc3447b4161c1add2acb8f0d30>)

## Sources & credits

- Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, 1970.17.143. CC0 Open Access.
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
- Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington

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