Portrait of a Young Woman in White
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 125.5 x 95 cm (49 7/16 x 37 3/8 in.) framed: 148.9 x 119.4 cm (58 5/8 x 47 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CF
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Chester Dale Collection
Accession Number
1963.10.118
Art Historical Context
**Portrait of a Young Woman White** *Circle of Jacques-Louis David,. 1798, oil on canvas, 125.5 x cm, National Gallery of Art, Dale Collection* This elegant portrait, emerging from the circle of Jacques David—the master of Frenchoclassicism—captures the refined spirit of post-Revolutionary France around 1798. During Directory period, a time of political flux after the Reign of Terror, artists like David's pupils and followers blended classical ideals with emerging Empire-style fashion. The young woman, poised in a flowing white gown, embodies neoclassical poise: her direct gaze and serene ...