Marie-Yolande de Fitz-James
Medium
oil on fabric
Dimensions
unframed: 50.2 × 42.2 cm · framed: 65.1 × 57.2 × 7.6 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Lewis C. Williams
Accession Number
1982.256
Rights
Public Domain
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About this artwork
This portrait depicts Marie-Yolande de Fitz-James, the 12-year-old daughter of Édouard de Fitz-James. Fantin-Latour painted a series of portraits of her family members in preparation for a large group portrait that was never completed. The sitter is elegantly dressed in a pink and white dress, identical to one worn by her elder sister, Françoise, for her portrait. Marie-Yolande wears no jewelry and her hair is styled more simply, as would have been suitable for a girl of her age at the time.