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Medium

Silk

Dimensions

H. 12 1/8 x W. 8 5/16 inches (30.8 x 21.1 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Elisa Parada de Migel, 1959

Classification

Textiles-Woven

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

French, Lyons

Rights

Public Domain

About Franz Xaver Winterhalter

1805–1873Grand Duchy of BadenGerman Empire

German painter, best known for his state portraits of the Belgian, English and French royal families. Although Winterhalter used no preliminary sketches on the canvas, and decided the dress and pose of the sitter, he was able to fuse formality and intimacy in his work, using bold color and contrasting sumptuous fabric against delicate flesh.