Standing Young Peasant Woman

1685

Sébastien Le Clerc the elder

Associated Names
Sébastien Le Clerc I

Artist, French, 1637 - 1714

The image shows a woman standing facing slightly to the right while also facing forward. Her facial features are refined and delicate, with her gaze directed upwards. Her hair is styled in an elaborate updo with curls. She is wearing a long, flowing gown with loose-fitting long sleeves. The dress appears to be gathered around her arm as she holds it with one hand while the other hand lightly touches the folded fabric. There are no visible jewelry or additional objects in her hands. The background is plain, without any discernible features, providing a simple, clean backdrop to the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.5 x 7.1 cm (4 1/2 x 2 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 16.4 x 10.8 cm (6 7/16 x 4 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.58

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1600), no. 989, State iii/viii

  • Series Title

    Figures à la mode (plate 5)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg; gift to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Bibliography

1774

  • Jombert, Charles Antoine. Catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre de Sebastien Le Clerc. Paris: Charles Antoine Jombert, 1774: no. 205(8)

1939

  • IFF (1600): 989, iii/viii

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: S. LeClerc in u f.; lower right in plate: 5.

Wikidata ID

Q76559131

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