Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse Du Barry, Being Offered a Cup of Coffee by Zamor

1771

Jean-Baptiste-André Gautier Dagoty after François-Hubert Drouais

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste-André Gautier-Dagoty

Artist, French, 1740 - 1786

François-Hubert Drouais

Artist After, French, 1727 - 1775

The painting depicts a woman from the waist up, sitting on a chair with crossed legs. She has a round face, light skin, rosy cheeks, and her expression faces the viewer. Her hair is styled in an elaborate manner typical of the period, likely powdered and arranged upwards. She wears a white garment with lace details and holds a teacup and saucer. A man in a colorful coat and blue feathered turban is serving her, holding a tray with a small kettle. In the background are draped green and beige curtains, suggesting a setting with a canopy or bed. The scene exudes an atmosphere of luxury.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color mezzotint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 39.6 × 30.9 cm (15 9/16 × 12 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.8 × 32.3 cm (16 1/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2273


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.

Inscriptions

recto: below image, at right, in brown ink in later hand: ht; verso: at lower right, in graphite, in later hand: tee/q [?] / F690

Markings

none

Watermarks

FIN DE R [heart] / I . B . IOHANNOT / DANNONAY / 1749

Wikidata ID

Q64959136

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