Portrait of a woman with white roses
Fine Arts
2022.2.3.12.FA.PA.1839.BE
Author
Edouard DESTERBECQ (Belgian, 1806 - 1866)Description
Oil painting depicting the portrait of a woman on a grey-green background. She is represented in a large black corseted dress with elbow level gigot sleeves ending in lace with floral motifs. The collar is also topped with lace forming trefoil motifs. She is wearing a pair of pendant golden earrings and a matching ring set with stones. A black fabric choker necklace is strained in one ribbon at the neck level by small gilded heart. A gilded cross pendant is decorating the necklace at the bottom of it. Two white flowers with leaves are structuring her hairstyle. She is holding a pale pink branch of flowers in one of her hand.Materials
Oil on canvasWood
Origin
1839 BelgiumDimensions
Length : 62 cmHeight : 83 cm