Portrait of a lady, workshop of Largillière, Paris around 1730

Important oil on canvas depicting a lady from the nobility.
She is wearing a red silk dress lined with silver satin and decorated with a lace collar and sleeves.
She wears an ochre velvet cape over her dress that is thrown over her shoulder.
She wears precious jewelry including a brooch and hairpins decorated with precious stones and flowers that hold her beautiful hairstyle still "à la fontange".
Her curly hair is delicately powdered as is the skin of her face which has beautiful pearly and rosy complexions.

Parisian work from the beginning of the 18th century attributable to the workshop of Nicolas de Largillierre.

Original canvas, restorations of use.

Important and exceptional original wooden frame finely carved with acanthus scrolls, small flowers, a frieze of gadroons and rosettes in spandrels.

Dimensions:

Frame; height: 144 cm; Width 118 cm
Canvas; height: 110 cm; Width: 85 cm

Our opinion:

In keeping with Nicolas de Largillierre's reputation, our canvas demonstrates a particular attention given to fabrics. The cape delicately placed on the noble lady's shoulders perfectly shows us this research on the textures and shine of the clothing that are worked with a knife, with innovative thicknesses for the period.
This textile work associated with the delicacy of a powdered headdress and a face with rosy cheekbones is characteristic of the workshop of Nicolas de Largillierre who was one of the greatest portrait painters of women in the 18th century.