Madame Saint-Ange Chevrier
Artist/Maker
DatesMade: Made 1807
Material / Technique
Dimensionsh x w: Mått 74 x 60 cm
Inventory numberNM 7298
AcqusitionPurchase 2015 Hedda and N.D. Qvist Fund
Other titlesTitle (sv): Madame Saint-Ange Chevrier Title (en): Madame Saint-Ange Chevrier
DescriptionDescription: The self-taught artist Louis-Léopold Boilly achieved an almost inconceivable sharpness in his painting. The costume of the sitter is rendered with meticulous care. Portraits often served as a social marker in a dual sense. Here, the subject’s outfit shows that she was fashion-conscious and wealthy enough to buy the finest materials; and at the same time, she could clearly afford to engage a portraitist capable of conveying that fact.
Collection
TechniquePainting
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