Portrait of a Woman Sketching en plein-air
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DatesMade: Made 1810s
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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 40,5 x 32,5 cm h x w: Ram 51,5 x 43,4 cm
Inventory numberNM 7383
AcqusitionPurchase 2016 Axel and Nora Lundgren Fund
Other titlesTitle (sv): Porträtt av kvinna med skissblock Title (en): Portrait of a Woman Sketching en plein-air
DescriptionDescription: The woman artist with a sketchbook could be Haudebourt-Lescot herself. She was a private pupil of Guillaume Guillon-Lethière and followed her teacher to Rome when he became director of the French Academy there in 1807. She spent nine years in Italy and became very conversant with plein-air (open-air) painting, but also produced genre-like peasant scenes. In 1820, she married the architect Louis-Pierre Haudebourt, whom she knew from Rome. 3/1-2022 Antoinette-Cécile-Hortense Lescot was a private student of Guillaume Guillon-Lethière’s. She accompanied her teacher to Rome when he became Director of the French Academy there in 1807. A nine-year stay in Rome was crucial for her continued focus on genre scenes. In Portrait of a Woman Sketching en Plein-air, Lescot also reveals that, since her stay in Italy, she was well-acquainted with plein-air painting. Married 1820 to the architect Louis-Pierre Haudebourt, whom she had met in Rome.
Motif categoryPortrait
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TechniquePainting
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