Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry

Französische Malerei 1740–1787, c. 1770/1774

This painting is an oval portrait featuring a woman with fair skin, rosy cheeks, and elaborately coiffed light gray hair, a curl of which falls down over her right shoulder. She wears a light dress with a low neckline and puffed sleeves with a string of pearls on the shoulder, complemented by a garland of colorful pink, yellow, and light blue flowers hanging across her chest. The background is a simple, muted green color.
Artist
Französische Malerei 1740–1787
Date
c. 1770/1774
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall (oval): 71 × 59 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This painting is an oval portrait featuring a woman with fair skin, rosy cheeks, and elaborately coiffed light gray hair, a curl of which falls down over her right shoulder. She wears a light dress with a low neckline and puffed sleeves with a string of pearls on the shoulder, complemented by a garland of colorful pink, yellow, and light blue flowers hanging across her chest. The background is a simple, muted green color.

Französische Malerei 1740–1787