The Morning Toilet
Artist/Maker
DatesMade: Made 1740 - 1741
Material / Technique
Dimensionsh x w: Mått 49 x 39 cm h x w x d: Ram 74 x 65 x 11 cm
Inventory numberNM 782
AcqusitionTransferred 1866 from Kongl. Museum (Tessin-Fredrik I 1749)
Other titlesTitle (sv): Morgontoaletten Title (en): The Morning Toilet Title (fr): La Toilette du matin
DescriptionDescription: A young woman is about to finish dressing a child. She carefully fastens a blue bow with a silver clasp to the girl’s bonnet. Details such as the woman’s own bow being simpler than the child’s indicate that she is not her mother, but probably a governess. The girl casts a final glance at herself in the mirror. Chardin’s empathic and precise images tell a story beyond the evident theme of everyday tasks.
Exhibited
Collection
TechniquePainting
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