Portrait of a Lady
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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