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18th century FRENCH SCHOOL, entourage of François Hubert Dro…
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18th century FRENCH SCHOOL, entourage of François Hubert Dro…
See original version (French)
Estimate €6,000 - €8,000
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Description
18th century FRENCH SCHOOL, entourage of François Hubert Drouais (1727-1775)
Portrait of a young woman as a shepherdess with her dog and Love
Oil on canvas.
H_146.5 cm W_117.5 cm
Faded, restorations and areas of oxidized varnish.
This seductive portrait is part of the great tradition of the portrait "en
very fashionable in Parisian aristocratic circles in the mid-eighteenth century.
of the 18th century. The young woman is depicted as a shepherdess, holding a
a shepherdess, holding a crook and accompanied by a dog symbolising fidelity.
the background of the composition.
Very fashionable during the reign of Louis XV, these portraits in pastoral costume
combine real portraiture and gallant idealisation in a spirit inherited from the
compositions by Nattier.
The technique used to produce the painting is particularly interesting:
the canvas has an old seam around the face, a common practice in the great portrait
in the great portrait studios. The faces were frequently painted separately
in front of the model, before being integrated into a larger composition
composition created with the help of the studio. This element here bears witness
that the work was probably done in a high-quality studio, as well as the importance of the model
the importance of the model, who was not intended to pose for too long.
too long.
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