Lady's Head

Style of Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin

Associated Names
Anonymous Artist

Artist

Gabriel de Saint-Aubin

Related Artist, French, 1724 - 1780

The image shows a bust-length drawing of a woman with delicate features, styled hair, and a soft expression. She is posed with one shoulder raised and her head tilted slightly to the side. She is dressed in a garment with a simple necklace, against a plain, darkened backdrop that contrasts with her lighter tones, emphasizing her figure within the oval frame of the drawing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Howard Sturges

  • Dimensions

    overall (oval): 12.3 x 9.9 cm (4 13/16 x 3 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1956.9.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dacier 1931, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Howard Sturges [d. 1955], Providence, Rhode Island; bequest 1956 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1929

  • Dacier, Emile. Gabriel de Saint-Aubin, peintre, dessinateur et graveur. 2 vols. Paris: G. van Oest, 1929-1931.

Wikidata ID

Q64632811

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