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Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing a Cloak and Bonnet

1850
Not on view
In this beautiful image, Chassériau devoted more attention to the woman’s garments and accessories than to her features—the opposite approach his teacher, Ingres, took in portrait drawings. An array of vigorous lines describes the voluminous folds
of her cloak, while her face, framed by a bonnet, appears almost ghostly by comparison, rendered in the faintest graphite shading.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing a Cloak and Bonnet
  • Artist: Théodore Chassériau (French, Le Limon, Saint-Domingue, West Indies 1819–1856 Paris)
  • Date: 1850
  • Medium: Graphite
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (24.5 x 19 cm)
    Frame: 18 1/8 x 15 3/8 in. (46 x 39 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2012
  • Object Number: 2012.150.18
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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