Portrait of a Seated Woman (18th-19th century): Art, History and Details

Portrait of a Seated Woman (18th-19th century) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is François-André Vincent (French, 1746–1816).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

This drawing, presumably a study for a painted portrait, depicts a seated woman, dressed in a long gown and fashionable hat. Her casual pose, with one hand placed nonchalantly on her knee, her right elbow resting on the back of a chair, and a gaze unfocused on something outside the scene, gives the image an intimate informality.

Object facts

• Title: Portrait of a Seated Woman
• Date: 18th-19th century
• Creator attribution: François-André Vincent (French, 1746–1816)
• Culture: France
• Type: Drawing
• Technique: Black chalk heightened with white chalk on brown paper
• Dimensions: Sheet: 45.5 x 30.2 cm (17 15/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
• Collection: DR - French
• Department: Drawings
• Accession number: 2018.46

Collection credit

Bequest of Muriel Butkin

Further reading listed by the museum

• “Non-Dissenters,” Shepherd Gallery, New York, November 1-December 31, 1976, catalogue # 83

View the collection record

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