Mademoiselle Grogniard, Dame de Saint-Just

1781

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Associated Names
Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Artist, French, 1715 - 1790

The image shows a portrait of a woman seated in a semi-profile position from the waist up. She has a round face with delicate features, soft expression, and lightly closed lips. Her hair is styled voluminously with curls and adorned with flowers. She wears a dress with ruffles around the neckline and cuffs, hinting at a historical style. Her right arm rests on her lap, and a bracelet is seen on her hand. The background is plain and textured.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Comte Jacques de Bryas, Paris; (his sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 4-6 April 1898, no. 32). (Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris, by 2008); purchased 2014 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2008

  • Paul Prouté, Dessins - Estampes, Catalogue Kauffmann, Paris, 2008: no. 9 (color)

Inscriptions

lower center in black chalk: C. N. Cochin f. delin. 1781

Watermarks

shield with fleur-de-lys (not in Heawood)

Wikidata ID

Q64539645

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