Portrait of Maria de Rautin Chantal Marquise de Sévigné
Fine Arts
Inventory number
2019.6.21.27.FA.GR.C1823.FRDescription
Woman dressed in the style of 1823 with balloon sleeves whose characteristic is that they are accentuated before reaching the elbow. Its neckline is V-shaped and is composed of two layers of fabric which overlap each other.The waist is adjusted by a corset at the height of the abdomen and was adorned by a thick cloth belt that covers that abdominal area.
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Savigné was a French aristocrat, remembered cause she has been a good writer.
Materials
Graphite on paperGlass
Wood frame
Origin
circa 1823 FranceDimensions
Length : 23.8 cmHeight : 27.3 cm