Young Woman on the Terrace (La jeune femme a la terrasse)

c. 1750 or earlier

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin

Associated Names
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin

Artist, French, 1724 - 1780

The image shows a person sitting in a relaxed position with their head turned slightly to the left. The person's facial features are softly rendered with a gentle expression, and they have curly hair. They are wearing elegant clothing, including a scarf or shawl, with intricate details. The background has textured shading that may represent foliage or an abstract environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 7 × 5.8 cm (2 3/4 × 2 5/16 in.)
    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 8 × 6.4 cm (3 1/8 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1958.8.141

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dacier 1914, no. 52, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1914

  • Dacier, Emile. L'oeuvre grave de Gabriel de Saint-Aubin; notice biographique et catalogue raisonne. Paris: Societe pour l'Etude de la Gravure Francaise, 1914.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image: de Saint aubin invenit et sculpsit; verso: none

Markings

recto: none; verso: National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65224496

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