Vassiliev Foundation: Fine Arts: Portrait of a Woman [2018.6.7.7.FA.PA.1835.FR]

Portrait of a Woman

Fine Arts

Inventory number

2018.6.7.7.FA.PA.1835.FR

Description

Portrait of a woman with a "Girafe" haircut what consiste on parted down hair the middle and gathered into a mass of curls on either side of her head. The remaining hair is wrapped in a tight bun and secured with a tortious-shell peineta. She accessories her rather simple black, belted gown with a white, layered ruff and silky blue bow. Her Gigot sleeves fill the bottom of the painting, the details of which are unclear except for the gold belt buckle that defines her waistline.

Materials

Oil on canvas
Wood

Origin

1835 France

Dimensions

Width : 3 cm
Length : 49.5 cm
Height : 60.5 cm

Exhibition History

• 2020.05.23–2020.09.26. ‘The Elegance of the Manor (1850–1914). From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Daugyvene museum-reserve of cultural history (Burbiskis Manor), Radviliskis district, Lithuania.