Two Costume Designs or Portrait Types

Anonymous, French, 18th century|Antoine Caire-Morand|Anonymous, French, 19th century

ca. 1785–90 · Gouache, graphite · Drawings and Prints

Page with two round portraits painted in red tones. The left portrait shows a woman gazing towards the left. She wears a corseted dress with a fichu tucked into her bodice. In her arms she holds a fur muff with a bow. She has a large bonnet with feathers, bows. The woman in the right portrait is turned towards the right but looks over her shoulder in the direction of the viewer. She wears a fur stole around her neck and has a tall hat with feathers, leaves, and a veil attached to the back. In between the two round portraits are graphite sketches of three shoes with buckles and ribbons.

Artist

Anonymous, French, 18th century|Antoine Caire-Morand|Anonymous, French, 19th century

Date

ca. 1785–90

Medium

Gouache, graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1957