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The image depicts a woman standing in a three-quarter profile facing left. She wears a long black gown with a black shawl over her head and shoulders. She has delicate features, dark brown hair styled in curls, and wears a choker necklace. Additionally, she holds a blue wrap in her hands, and her gown has gold embroidery. The background is a muted brown color.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
An Elegant Young Woman in Maltese Costume
Jean-Étienne Liotard
- Date
- c. 1744
- Medium
- pastel with touches of white gouache on parchment (stretched around wood)
- Dimensions
- overall: 82.9 x 53.8 cm (32 5/8 x 21 3/16 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 2002.121.1
- Credit line
- Patrons' Permanent Fund and New Century Fund
- Time span
- 1701 to 1725
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- Woman
- Swiss
- Costume
- Fabric
- Portrait
Provenance
East Woodhay Collection. (sale, Fosters', Pall Mall, London, 27 April, 1870, no. 501); the Earl of Southesk, Kinnaird Castle, Brechin; (Matthiesen Gallery, London, 1949); A. C. Nussbaumer, Lugano; (sale, Sotheby's London, 10 December 1979, no. 235); Baron Thyssen Bornemisza, Lugano; (sale, Sotheby's London, 10 July 2002, no. 211); P. & D. Colnaghi, London; NGA purchase in 2002.
NGA object ID 125692. 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.