A Woman Wearing a Straw Hat [Madame de Pompadour?]

mid 18th century

Marco Alvise Pitteri, after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Associated Names
Marco Alvise Pitteri

Artist, Italian, 1702 - 1786

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Artist After, Italian, 1683 - 1754

The image shows a portrait of a person from the chest upwards. The individual is facing slightly to their left, with a direct gaze towards the viewer. Their facial features include arched eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose, and lips that appear to have a subtle smile. The hair is light in color, styled back and adorned with a flower on the left side of their head. The person is wearing a dress with a low neckline, trimmed with intricate lace. On the left shoulder, there appear to be decorative flowers. The background is a uniform, darkened tone that emphasizes the subject’s features and attire.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, USA; (David Tunick, Inc., New York); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels: undesc

1944

  • Mauroner, Fabio. Incisioni del Pitteri. Bergamo, [1944], pl.26.

1981

  • Tunick, David. Italian Prints of the Eighteenth Century. New York, 1981: no. 199.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Marcus Pitteri incid.; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 020 10xm

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