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A Fashionable Woman Standing in a Park

1798

Carle Vernet

Associated Names

Carle Vernet

Artist, French, 1758 - 1836

The image shows a woman standing outdoors, looking back over her left shoulder. She wears a gown with stripes and bows, a hat with feathers, and holds a handbag in her left hand. The background features a stone balustrade, a lush garden with dense foliage, and tall trees under a clear sky with few clouds.

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Artwork overview

Medium

red chalk
Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce, Dian Woodner, and Helen Porter and James T. Dyke Funds
Dimensions

sheet: 51.8 x 38.1 cm (20 3/8 x 15 in.)
Accession Number

2009.112.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hill-Stone Inc., London); purchased 2009 by NGA.

Associated Names

Hill-Stone, Inc.

Wikidata ID

Q64538058

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