Head of a Girl

1777

Louise Rosalie Hémery after Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Associated Names
Louise Rosalie Hémery

Artist, French, active c. 1777

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Artist After, French, 1725 - 1805

This image depicts a bust-length view of a young woman, shown from the shoulders up. Her head is slightly turned to her left, showing a three-quarter profile. The woman's facial features include large eyes gazing forward, a straight nose, full lips, and a soft expression. Her hair is wavy and parted in the middle, cascading down both sides of her face, and appears to be a rich brown shade. The clothing is subtly suggested around her shoulders, blending into the background. There are no visible pieces of jewelry or objects being held by her. The background is plain and unadorned, emphasizing the contours and features of her face. The image is rendered in sepia tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chalk manner printed in red on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of the Gallery Girls

  • Dimensions

    plate: 41.3 x 34.3 cm (16 1/4 x 13 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 48 x 36.5 cm (18 7/8 x 14 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.54.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1700), no. 6


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1930

  • Inventaire du Fonds Français, Graveurs du XIIIe siècle. Paris, 1930 - 1977.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: J. B. Greuze del.; lower center: Gravée d'après J. B. Greuze par L. Rosalie Hemery, et se vend à Paris chez Chereau rue des Mathurins; lower right: No. 135; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 070112

Wikidata ID

Q76439050