Two Costume Designs or Portrait Types

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

ca. 1785–90 · Pen and black ink, graphite, gouache · Drawings and Prints

Page with two round portraits. The portrait on the left is painted in blue tones. It shows a woman turned towards the right. She is looking down and has her arms crossed in front of her. She is wearing a corseted bodice with buttons and a white fichu. She has a large hat with feathers and flowers. The portrait on the right is painted in warm ochre tones. It depicts a woman turned towards the right and looking back over her right shoulder. She is wearing a white checkered fichu crossed over her chest, and a tight bodice with a wide skirt. She also wears a large hat.

Artist

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

Date

ca. 1785–90

Medium

Pen and black ink, graphite, gouache

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1957