Italian Peasant Woman

1762/1766

François-Philippe Charpentier, after Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Associated Names
François-Philippe Charpentier

Artist, French, 1734 - 1817

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Artist After, French, 1725 - 1805

The image shows a woman standing with her body slightly turned to the side. Her left hand rests on her hip, and her right hand is placed on a basket on a low wall or table. She has a contemplative expression, with her gaze directed downward. Her facial features are detailed but obscured by shadows and the illustration style. Her hair is covered with a cloth or hood that drapes around her head and shoulders. She is wearing a long, flowing dress with a belt tied around her waist, suggested by folds and creases in the fabric. The setting is simple with a neutral background. There are no visible jewelry or notable objects except for the basket.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint printed in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22 × 16.4 cm (8 11/16 × 6 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.8 × 20.8 cm (11 5/16 × 8 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.91.31

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1700): no. 73

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.. 22 vols. Munich: E.A. Fleischmann, undesc.

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.

1906

  • Martin, Jean, and Charles Masson. Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint et dessiné de Jean-Baptiste Greuze. Paris, 1908: under no. 389

1930

  • IFF (1700): no. 73

2021

  • Hoisington, Rena. Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. Washington, 2021: 20, fig. 11.

Inscriptions

lower right in image: F. P. Charpentier sc.; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: [not deciphered]

Watermarks

large dovecote

You may be interested in

Loading Results