Head of a Woman Looking Down

c. 1788

Gilles-Antoine Demarteau after François-André Vincent

Associated Names
Gilles-Antoine Demarteau

Artist, French, 1750 - 1802

François-André Vincent

Artist After, French, 1746 - 1816

The image displays an upper body portrait of a person. The individual is in a three-quarter profile, with their head tilted down and slightly to the side. They have delicate facial features, closed eyes, and slightly parted lips. Their hair is long, wavy, and dark, held back by a headband. The person wears a light-colored garment with a dark, draped cloth around their shoulders. The background is softly shaded in neutral tones, with a teal-colored border framing the person's head.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collector (Lugt 610). (Jan Johnson, Montreal); purchased 2003 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004, no. 73, as Head of a Woman Looking Down by Gilles-Antoine Demarteau after François-André Vincent.

Bibliography

2003

  • Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004: no. 73.

Inscriptions

lower left of mount: Vincent del.; lower right of mount: Demarteau sculp. 1788 / No. 662; lower center of mount: A Paris chez Demarteau, Graveur Cloître St. Benoît

Wikidata ID

Q76341253

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