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 done in green tones and depicts the frontal view of a woman whose head is turned towards the right. She is wearing a striped bodice or jacket. She has a tall top hat with a ribbon and feathers. She is holding a fur muff with a ribbon. The portrait on the right is rendered in violet and green tones. It shows a woman turned towards the left with her head tilted towards her left shoulder. Her right arm reaches out towards the left. She wears a dress with a tight bodice and wide skirt. A blue ribbon is tied at her waist and she has white ruffled cuffs at her elbows. She has a large hat with tall feathers and a bow.

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