Elegant Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace

Francesco Fontebasso

Associated Names
Francesco Fontebasso

Artist, Venetian, 1709 - 1769

The image depicts a head-and-shoulders portrait of a person with a slightly turned body. The person is looking towards the viewer with a subtle head tilt. They have delicate facial features, including arched eyebrows, wide eyes, and a soft smile. Their curly hair frames their face. The person is wearing a garment with folds and a visible ribbon at the shoulder. They have a bead necklace around their neck. The background has curved and straight hatching lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on light brown laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth B. Benedict

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22 x 17.1 cm (8 11/16 x 6 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.60.17

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unidentified collector (stamp, Lugt undescribed); (Kate de Rothschild, London); Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington, 1985; bequest to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, no. 39.

Bibliography

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 39.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in brown ink: Fontebasso; by later hand, lower left verso in brown ink: Fontebasso; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 113

Wikidata ID

Q64562374

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