Two Costume Designs or Portrait Types
Page with two round portraits. The portrait on the left is painted in blue tones. It shows a woman turned towards the right. She is looking down and has her arms crossed in front of her. She is wearing a corseted bodice with buttons and a white fichu. She has a large hat with feathers and flowers. The portrait on the right is painted in warm ochre tones. It depicts a woman turned towards the right and looking back over her right shoulder. She is wearing a white checkered fichu crossed over her chest, and a tight bodice with a wide skirt. She also wears a large hat.
Artwork Details
- Title: Two Costume Designs or Portrait Types
- Artist: Anonymous, French, 18th century
- Artist: Possibly connected to Antoine Caire-Morand (French, Briançon 1747–1825 Turin)
- Artist: Anonymous, French, 19th century
- Date: ca. 1785–90
- Medium: Pen and black ink, graphite, gouache
- Dimensions: Sheet: 6 11/16 x 9 15/16 in. (17 x 25.3 cm)
- Classifications: Ornament & Architecture, Drawings
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1957
- Object Number: 57.559.6(9r)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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