Portrait of a young courtesan

Fine Arts

Inventory number
2026.4.4.1.FA.PA.C1775.FR
Description
 An oval portrait of a young, attractive courtesan. She wears a flamboyant turquoise and pink silk dress with a striped pink bow. She probably wears a fashionable wig and an elegant straw Marie Antoinette-style summer hat, trimmed with a silk pink chrysanthemum and a large silk ribbon of the matching colour. 
Material
Oil on canvas
Origin
circa 1775 Probably Versailles, France
Dimensions
Length : 65 cm
Height : 81 cm