Caroline Mortier de Trévise

c. 1810/1812

Louis-Léopold Boilly

Artist, French, 1761 - 1845

Shown from the waist up and in front of a dark background, a pale-skinned girl looks over her shoulder at us in this vertical portrait panting. She has wide-set hazel eyes under curved brows, a delicate nose, flushed cheeks, and her narrow, pink lips are closed over a pointed chin. Her brown hair falls in bangs to either side of her forehead and is otherwise pulled back. Her body is angled to our right almost in profile. Her white garment has a low neckline, high waist, and short, ruched sleeves. White fabric tucked into the neckline opens out to each side like a collar. The shadowy brown background behind her glows a little brighter around her head and neck.

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On View

West Building Main Floor, Gallery 92

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.3 x 16.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
    framed: 33.8 x 28.3 x 5.7 cm (13 5/16 x 11 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1963.10.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacques-Victor, comte de la Béraudière [1808-1884], château de Bouzillé, near Angers, France; by inheritance to his son, comte de la Béraudière, château de Bouzillé; his widow, Marie-Thérèse, comtesse de la Béraudière, Paris; (her sale, American Art Association, New York, 11-13 December 1930, 1st day, no. 9); purchased by (H.E. Russell) for Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1965

  • Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 24, repro.

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 16.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 9, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 32, repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 51, repro.

2000

  • Eitner, Lorenz. French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part I: Before Impressionism. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 2000: 13-16, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20182668

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