Two Studies of a Young Girl (possibly Louise-Reine Guffroy)(recto); A Study of a seated man with sketches of his hand, a girl, and a head (verso)
During the two-year period in 1796-98 when her husband was in Italy on a government mission to study and collect works of art from newly conquered territories, Adélaïde took on a number of young girls as boarders who were taught drawing, sewing and pianoforte.
This sheet, originally a page in an account book, likely depicts Louise-Reine Guffroy, who came to live in the Moitte household at age five and was raised as a member of the family.
In these sketches of everyday domestic life, Adélaïde displays her skill in the graphic medium. The two vignettes of the seated girl are separated by a sweeping curve echoed in the curve of the table, and the areas of tonal shading are created by intricate webs of irregular hatching.
Artwork Details
- Title: Two Studies of a Young Girl (possibly Louise-Reine Guffroy)(recto); A Study of a seated man with sketches of his hand, a girl, and a head (verso)
- Artist: Adélaïde-Marie-Anne Castellas-Moitte (French, 1747–1807)
- Date: ca. 1797
- Medium: Pen and brown ink (recto); graphite, pen and brown ink (verso)
- Dimensions: Sheet: 12 3/16 × 7 1/2 in. (31 × 19 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Purchase, PECO Foundation Gift, 2023
- Object Number: 2023.275a, b
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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