Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing a Cloak and Bonnet

Théodore Chassériau

1850 · Graphite on wove paper · Drawings and Prints

In this beautiful image, Chassériau devoted more attention to the woman’s garments and accessories than to her features—the opposite approach his teacher, Ingres, took in portrait drawings. An array of vigorous lines describes the voluminous folds of her cloak, while her face, framed by a bonnet, appears almost ghostly by comparison, rendered in the faintest graphite shading.

Artist

Théodore Chassériau

Date

1850

Medium

Graphite on wove paper

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2012