Marie Louise Petit at the Age of 105, with Her Young Nurse

Französische Grafik 1762–1775, 1765

The image depicts an elderly woman sitting in a wooden chair, with her hands resting on her lap holding a cloth object. She wears a blue gown with long sleeves and a white collar, a white bonnet covering most of her hair. Another figure, a woman, stands beside her wearing a long dark dress with a white apron, and her head partially obscured by a large white headdress. The background shows a simple room with a flat-toned wall and a wooden floor.
Artist
Französische Grafik 1762–1775
Date
1765
Type
Drawing
Medium
watercolor over black and red chalk, heightened with white chalk on cream laid paper (cut across the top and reattached), laid down
Dimensions
29.4 × 30.3 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image depicts an elderly woman sitting in a wooden chair, with her hands resting on her lap holding a cloth object. She wears a blue gown with long sleeves and a white collar, a white bonnet covering most of her hair. Another figure, a woman, stands beside her wearing a long dark dress with a white apron, and her head partially obscured by a large white headdress. The background shows a simple room with a flat-toned wall and a wooden floor.

Französische Grafik 1762–1775