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Gulbenkian Collection of Eighteenth-Century French Works of Art

February 20 – June 1, 1949
Ground Floor, Gallery G-9

Nicolas Lancret, Two Elegant Women in Polish Dress, 1723, red, black, and white chalk on light brown paper, Gift of Myron A. Hofer in memory of his mother, Jane Arms Hofer, 1944.9.1

This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery.

Overview: On view were various objects, including rare books with original bindings, illustration drawings by François Boucher and Hubert François Gravelot, and 3 inlaid, gilt-mounted pieces of furniture by Charles Cressent, lent by C.S. Gulbenkian.