Portrait of a young fashionable woman

Fine Arts

Inventory number
2021.12.15.12.FA.GR.1817.FR
Author:
Jean ALAUX Le Romain (French, Bordeaux 1785 - 1864 Paris)
Description
Graphite drawing portrait of a lady, represented in a long sleeved gown trimmed with fur, accentuated on the high Empire waistline with a thin belt, fastening with a belt buckle made of two round parts. The plunging wide V-neckline is closing slightly on the side, and is embellished with a high fine ruffled lace collar. The lady's hair is in fashionable style, updo and curled on the top with single ringlets framing the face, and adorned with a tiara comb.
Materials
Pencil on paper
Wood
Glass
Brass
Origin
1817 France
Dimensions
Length : 16 cm
Height : 16.5 cm