Young Woman with a Rose

c. 1776

Gilles Demarteau, the Elder after François Boucher

Associated Names
Gilles Demarteau the Elder

Artist, French, 1722 - 1776

François Boucher

Artist After, French, 1703 - 1770

The image shows a partial portrait of a person with delicate facial features, softly arched eyebrows, a small smile, and eyes that are partially closed. They have styled hair with loose curls framing their face, adorned with a rose on the right side. The person is wearing a draped garment with a low neckline, and a rose is placed at the center of their chest. An earring hanging from the left ear is visible. The background features a textured surface with a neutral tone, enclosed within an ornamental border framing the portrait.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chalk manner printed in green, red, and black on green prepared paper

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31.4 x 22.4 cm (12 3/8 x 8 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2240

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Leymarie 1896, no. 563

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1944

  • French Prints and Drawings of the XVIIIth Century, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1944-1945, no catalogue.

1977

  • Paper in Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 95.

1984

  • Regency to Empire: French Printmaking 1715-1814, The Baltimore Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1984-1985, no. 74, repro.

1997

  • Six Centuries/Six Artists, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997.

2003

  • Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004, no. 38, as Young Woman with a Rose by Gilles Demarteau the Elder after François Boucher.

Bibliography

1896

  • Leymarie, L. de. L'Oeuvre de Gilles Demarteau l'aine graveur du roi, catalogue descriptif. Paris: Georges Rapilly, 1896: no. 563.

1984

  • Carlson, Victor I. and John W. Ittman. Regency to Empire : French Printmaking 1715-1814. Minneapolis, MN, 1984: no.74 (as Gilles-Antoine Demarteau).

2003

  • Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004: no. 38.

Wikidata ID

Q64956966

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