Portrait of Marie Catherine Louise Boilay
Fine Arts
Inventory number
2020.8.10.10.FA.PA.1773.FRDescription
Portrait of Marie Catherine Louise Boilay at 25. Mme Boilay was born on 25 october, 1748 in Dieppe, Upper Normandy. On June 30, 1773, she married Jean Pierre BLANQUET (baptized on November 16, 1749, Dieppe, Upper Normandy).The portrait depicts Marie Catherine Louise in a blue plunging neck dress, sleeves and neckline are decorated with striped bows and fine Irish lace, handmade and crocheted, she has a Fontange hairstyle with lace cap also decorated with a blue stripped bow. She has a puppy in her arms.
Materials
Oil on canvasWood frame
Origin
1773 FranceDimensions
Length : 64 cmHeight : 81 cm