Portrait of an elderly lady
Fine Arts
Inventory number
2020.8.12.5.FA.PA.С1815.FRDescription
Portrait of an elderly lady, possibly a noble woman, who wants to demonstrate her well-being. She is wearing a white shawl with paisley motifves - in the Empire era, the shawl was considered a sign of wealth, the shawl accentuates the chest, repeating the silhouette of the high-waisted dress. She has a gold cross pendant on her chest. She has a white bonnet hat on her head, such bonnets were popular at the very beginning of the XIX c., the bonnet is decorated with lace, probably the finest handmade French lace or Brussels tulle appliques.Portrait comes in original gilded frame
Materials
Oil on canvasWood frame
Origin
circa 1815 FranceDimensions
Length : 51 cmHeight : 65 cm