Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Seated Woman

François-André Vincent

Date

18th-19th century

Medium

Black chalk heightened with white chalk on brown paper

Culture

France, 18th century

Department

Drawings

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This drawing, presumably a study for a painted portrait, depicts a seated woman, dressed in a long gown and fashionable hat. Her casual pose, with one hand placed nonchalantly on her knee, her right elbow resting on the back of a chair, and a gaze unfocused on something outside the scene, gives the image an intimate informality.

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