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