Costume de Paquita dans la Reine d'Espagne

1831

Eugène Louis Lami

Associated Names
Delaunois

Artist, French

Eugène Louis Lami

Artist, French, 1800 - 1890

The image shows a woman seated in a relaxed position. She is shown from head to toe, with her left arm resting on an armrest and her right hand clutching her skirt. Her head is slightly tilted to the left. She has delicate features, full lips, and styled hair with a decorative headpiece or flowers. She wears an elaborate dress with a large structured bodice, intricate patterns, puffed sleeves, and cascading layers with tassel-like embellishments. A thin, transparent shawl or veil is draped over her shoulders. The background is minimally sketched, and she is positioned against an ornate surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.5 x 20.4 cm (10 13/16 x 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.128.27

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1800), no. 42


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1930

  • IFF (1800)

Inscriptions

upper center: L'ARTISTE; lower center: COSTUME DE PAQUITA / dans la Reine d'Espagne, comédie de M. Delatouche; lower left: Eug: Lami; lower right: Lith de Deaunois; by later hand, lower left in graphite: Lami; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 15

Wikidata ID

Q75427534

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