Rijksmuseum

Jong meisje met een bloempot met hyacinten

Date

c. 1750 - c. 1755

Medium

parchment (animal material)

Institution

Rijksmuseum

It is difficult to be certain whether this pastel was intended as a portrait or a genre piece. In Liotard’s family it was known as a portrait of the Duchess of Marlborough, but that is improbable. More freely conceived than his more formal portraits, and with a softer, more melting use of pastel, it should perhaps be classified with La Liseuse as a generalised evocation of youthfulness.

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