DrawingsFrench18th century

Portrait of a Lady

18th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

A lady faces forward though her body is in three-quarter view. In a blue satin cape with gray fur trim, her hands are warmed in a brown fur muff. Her dress is light blue with white trim on the boddice. Her hair piece is of white satin.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Pastel

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1939, inv. no. 1939.88

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