Title
Untitled Portrait of a Lady
Creator
Date
c. 1780
Description
UNTITLED PORTRAIT OF A LADY (French, c. 1780), pastel on paper, housed in a gilt-wood frame. The subject is depicted at half length. She sits on a Louis XVI oval back chair in front of a dressing table and gilded mirror, clutching a letter in her right hand. She is wearing a white silk day dress with a low neckline and high white lace collar, her hair is worn high and powdered.
Cultural Origin
French
Medium
pastel on paper
gilt-wood frame
Extent
18" x 14 3/4"
Collection
Source
Gift of Mrs. Gladys Brooks Thayer, 1965.
Identifier
PSNC.1892.1
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