Portrait of Madame Fournier

1885
Not on view
Little known today, Hébert was a distinguished nineteenth-century academic artist. This drawing is a testament to his activity as a popular painter of society portraits, although it is more personal in nature, dedicated by the artist to his friend, M. Fournier, presumably the husband of the sitter. It dates from 1885, the year Hébert was appointed for a second term as Director of the French Academy in Rome.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Madame Fournier
  • Artist: Antoine Auguste Ernest Hébert (French, La Tronche 1817–1908 La Tronche)
  • Date: 1885
  • Medium: White chalk, black pastel, and red chalk
  • Dimensions: 13 1/8 × 9 9/16 in. (33.3 × 24.3 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Harvey Salzman, 2020
  • Object Number: 2022.25.16
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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