Buste van jonge vrouw met hoofddoek
Medium
crayon manner
Dimensions
403; 522
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 522 mm x breedte 403 mm
Art Historical Context
**Buste van jonge vrouw met hoofoek (Bust of a Young with Headscarf)** Created in 1786 by Frenchaver Gilles Antoine Demarte (1722–1796), this striking portrait exemplifies the elegance of late 18th European printmaking. Demarteau, a master of reproductive techniques and a member of the Académie Royale, specialized in capturing the soft, intimate qualities of drawings by contemporaries like François Boucher. Measuring 522 mm high by 403 mm wide at the plate edge, the work depicts a young woman in a bust-length pose, her headscarf adding a touch of exotic allure or fashionable simplicity amid...
About the Artist
Gilles Antoine Demarteau · 1750–1802
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