Portrait of Pierrette-Marie SIMONET
Fine Arts
Inventory number
2021.9.7.6.FA.GR.C1820.FRAuthor:
Victor ORSEL (French, Oullins 1795 - 1850 Paris)Description
Charcoal and chalk drawing on dark background representing a portrait of a young woman in a short sleeved dress with high Empire style waistline accentuated under the chest with a large belt with a rectangular buckle. The lady is sitting in a chair, holding a white kerchief, wearing a turban on her head, and a pearl set of jewellery consisting of a two strand necklace and a pair of earrings. The woman is known as Pierrette-Marie SIMONET (1791 - 1870), married to André-Jacques ORSEL (1784 - 1868), the elder brother of the author of this artwork, mayor of Tarare, then of Oulins, general councilor of the Rhône departmentMaterials
Charcoal on paperChalk
Glass
Wood
Origin
circa 1820 FranceDimensions
Length : 42 cmHeight : 48 cm