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Francisco de Goya Spanish, 1746 - 1828 Young Lady Wearing a Mantilla and Basquina, c. 1800/1805 oil on canvas, 109.5 x 77.5 cm (43 1/8 x 30 1/2 in.) Gift of Mrs. P.H.B. Frelinghuysen 1963.4.2 |
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The mantilla, a gauze and lace headdress that drapes over a woman’s shoulders, is a distinctly Spanish form of attire. Also unique to Spain is the basquiña, a short-sleeved overdress for outdoor wear. This canvas, known for more than a century as “The Bookseller’s Wife,” may instead represent a character study of an upper-class woman. As yet unidentified, she is much like some figures in Goya’s tapestries that show Spaniards from all walks of life.
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