Who created "Half Figure of a Woman Wearing a Cap, in Profile to Right"?

Half Figure of a Woman Wearing a Cap, in Profile to Right was created by Augustin de Saint-Aubin in 1770.

What medium is "Half Figure of a Woman Wearing a Cap, in Profile to Right"?

Half Figure of a Woman Wearing a Cap, in Profile to Right is Graphite, heightened with white, framing lines in pen and brown ink..

Is "Half Figure of a Woman Wearing a Cap, in Profile to Right" in the public domain?

Yes, Half Figure of a Woman Wearing a Cap, in Profile to Right is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Half Figure of a Woman Wearing a Cap, in Profile to Right

Augustin de Saint-Aubin

1770

Medium

Graphite, heightened with white, framing lines in pen and brown ink.

Dimensions

6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in. (17.6 x 12.4 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1963

Accession Number

63.92.2

Tags

Women

Art Historical Context

In the elegant world of 18th-century French draftsmanship, Augustin de Saint-Aubin's *Half Figure of a Woman a Cap, in Profile Right* (1770) captures the delicate charm of Rococo portraiture. Saint-Aubin, a prolific engraver and member of the renowned Saint-Aubin family of artists specialized in intimate studies of fashion, daily life, and the female form. This graphite drawing, heightened with white for luminous highlights, depicts a woman in strict profile, her cap evoking the refined headwear of the ancien régime, offering a glimpse into the poised femininity of pre-Revolutionary France. T...

About the Artist

Augustin de Saint-Aubin · 1736–1807

Comment on works: Illustrator; Engraver

Half Figure of a Woman Wearing a Cap, in Profile to Right

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