Portrait of a Young Woman

1750/1760

after Jean-Marc Nattier

Associated Names
Anonymous Artist

Painter

Jean-Marc Nattier

Artist After, French, 1685 - 1766

This painting is a portrait of a woman from the waist up. She has delicate facial features, with pale skin, rosy cheeks, large blue eyes, fine eyebrows, and a small smile. She is facing us. Her hair appears light gray and is styled up, with small blue and pink flowers on the top of her head. She wears an off-the-shoulder white gown, with a floral garland across her chest that is comprised of small pink, blue, and yellow flowers. She also has teal fabric draped around her and a pink ribbon tied around her waist. The background is mostly dark gray with hints of brown trees below cloudy skies.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Timken Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 80.9 x 64.5 cm (31 7/8 x 25 3/8 in.)
    framed: 104.8 x 89.5 cm (41 1/4 x 35 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1960.6.28

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William R. Timken [1866-1949], New York; by inheritance to his widow, Lillian Guyer Timken [1881-1959], New York; bequest 1960 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1967

  • Loan for display with permanent collection, Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, 1967-1971.

1972

  • Styles in Portraiture, Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association, Alexandria, Virginia, 1972, no cat.

1974

  • Loan for display with permanent collection, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1974-1977.

Bibliography

1929

  • Doria, Arnaud. Louis Tocqué. Paris, 1929: 39, 94 (under no. 12).

1965

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 96.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 84, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 252, repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 291, repro.

2009

  • Conisbee, Philip, et al. French Paintings of the Fifteenth through the Eighteenth Century. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 2009: no. 75, 347-349, color repro.

Inscriptions

On stretcher: oval label with blue border, "20"; torn small white adhesive label, "..man"; oval label with red type and blue pencil, " 3/ CHENUE/ EMBALLEUR/ 5, Rue de la Terrasse, PARIS".

Wikidata ID

Q20178031

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