The image shows a man and a woman engaged in conversation. The woman stands with a slightly turned posture, facing the man with her body angled to the left. She has elaborate curls and decorations on her head, and holds a fan in one hand. The man holds a small dog in his arm, with a smiling expression. Both wear clothing reminiscent of 18th-century fashion, with detailed buttons and textures. In the background, there is a stone structure on the left and a faint outline of another couple in similar attire walking in the distance. The image is sepia-toned.
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The image shows a man and a woman engaged in conversation. The woman stands with a slightly turned posture, facing the man with her body angled to the left. She has elaborate curls and decorations on her head, and holds a fan in one hand. The man holds a small dog in his arm, with a smiling expression. Both wear clothing reminiscent of 18th-century fashion, with detailed buttons and textures. In the background, there is a stone structure on the left and a faint outline of another couple in similar attire walking in the distance. The image is sepia-toned.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Lady and Gentleman with Exaggerated Headdresses

Pierre Thomas Le Clerc

Date
1778/1780
Medium
red chalk on beige laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 28.7 x 20.6 cm (11 5/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2000.9.17
Credit line
Gift of Gertrude Laughlin Chanler
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Flower
  • caricature
  • Woman
  • Costume
  • Dress
  • Man
Provenance

Hon. Irwin Boyle Laughlin, Washington D.C., 1922 (not in Lugt); his wife, Therese Iselin Chanler, Washington, D.C., 1941; their daughter, Gertrude Laughlin Chanler, New York, 1958; gift to NGA, 2000.

NGA object ID 111603. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.