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The image shows a portrait of a person from the chest upwards. The individual is facing slightly to their left, with a direct gaze towards the viewer. Their facial features include arched eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose, and lips that appear to have a subtle smile. The hair is light in color, styled back and adorned with a flower on the left side of their head. The person is wearing a dress with a low neckline, trimmed with intricate lace. On the left shoulder, there appear to be decorative flowers. The background is a uniform, darkened tone that emphasizes the subject’s features and attire.
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The image shows a portrait of a person from the chest upwards. The individual is facing slightly to their left, with a direct gaze towards the viewer. Their facial features include arched eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose, and lips that appear to have a subtle smile. The hair is light in color, styled back and adorned with a flower on the left side of their head. The person is wearing a dress with a low neckline, trimmed with intricate lace. On the left shoulder, there appear to be decorative flowers. The background is a uniform, darkened tone that emphasizes the subject’s features and attire.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Woman Wearing a Straw Hat [Madame de Pompadour?]

Marco Alvise Pitteri, after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Date
mid 18th century
Medium
engraving on laid paper [proof]
Dimensions
plate: 45.4 × 35.3 cm (17 7/8 × 13 7/8 in.) sheet: 46.2 × 36.3 cm (18 3/16 × 14 5/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2018.59.1
Credit line
Purchased as the Gift of Ivan E. and Winifred Phillips in honor of Jonathan Bober
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • Flower
  • Woman
  • engraving
  • Hat
  • Portrait
Provenance

Private collection, USA; (David Tunick, Inc., New York); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Inscription

lower right in plate: Marcus Pitteri incid.; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 020 10xm

Watermarks

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NGA object ID 214208. 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.