A Lady and Gentleman with Exaggerated Headdresses

1778/1780

Pierre Thomas Le Clerc

Associated Names
Pierre Thomas Le Clerc

Artist, French, born c. 1740

The image shows a man and a woman engaged in conversation. The woman stands with a slightly turned posture, facing the man with her body angled to the left. She has elaborate curls and decorations on her head, and holds a fan in one hand. The man holds a small dog in his arm, with a smiling expression. Both wear clothing reminiscent of 18th-century fashion, with detailed buttons and textures. In the background, there is a stone structure on the left and a faint outline of another couple in similar attire walking in the distance. The image is sepia-toned.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red chalk on beige laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gertrude Laughlin Chanler

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.7 x 20.6 cm (11 5/16 x 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.9.17


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Hon. Irwin Boyle Laughlin, Washington D.C., 1922 (not in Lugt); his wife, Therese Iselin Chanler, Washington, D.C., 1941; their daughter, Gertrude Laughlin Chanler, New York, 1958; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1982

  • Eighteenth Century Drawings from the Collection of Mrs. Gertrude Laughlin Chanler, NGA, Washington, D.C., 1982, no. 15.

Wikidata ID

Q64619631

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