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A Young Woman of Frascati

ca. 1775–76
Not on view
It must not have been long after his arrival in Rome that David tried his hand at a tradition venerated among French artists visiting Italy: drawing young Italian women in regional dress. He would have been aware of precedents by Nicolas Vleughels, Jean Barbault, and Jean-Baptiste Greuze, if not from the works themselves, then from the engravings made after them, which featured full-length figures, detailed costumes, and identifying captions.

In David’s Young Woman of Frascati, the subject is shown standing and in strict profile, with a long headscarf falling to a point behind her back and a tight-waisted, striped dress embellished with ribbons at the shoulder. However, unlike the earlier tradition which focusing on details of dress, here the subject is presented at half-length and bathed in natural light, her fresh features and upswept hair outshining the details of her costume.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Young Woman of Frascati
  • Artist: Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels)
  • Date: ca. 1775–76
  • Medium: Red chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink, irregularly cut
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 6 x 5 3/8 in. (15.3 x 13.7 cm) (irregularly cut)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2012
  • Object Number: 2012.150.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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