La Servante (The Servant)

1775

Giovanni David

Associated Names
Giovanni David

Artist, Italian, 1743 - 1790

The image shows a woman standing with a round tray in her left hand at waist level. She has an oval face, downturned eyes, a straight nose, and a closed mouth. Her hair is covered with a headscarf. She wears a long dress with a fitted bodice, a laced front, a full skirt, and an apron. The sleeves are long and the neckline is modest. She wears simple shoes and there are potted plants on either side of her. In the background, there is a structure and steps leading downwards, with sky visible above.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    New Century Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.9 × 16.6 cm (9 7/16 × 6 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 38.2 × 26.6 cm (15 1/16 × 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.173.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Newcome Schleier-Grasso 2003, no. 110a, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Divers Portraits (Various Portraits)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Enrico Cortona, Milan); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2003

  • Grasso, Giovanni, and Mary Newcome Schleier. Giovanni David, Pittore e incisore della famiglia Durazzo. Turin, 2003: no. 110a (ii/ii).

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: David Gen. Inv: fecit.; lower center in plate: la Servante. / Travaillant à loisir, quelqu'ordre qui la preß e. Boil. Poet

Markings

none

Watermarks

FC

Wikidata ID

Q77005864

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