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 left portrait depicts a woman in profile facing right. She is wearing a blue corseted bodice with a white fichu and beige/grey gloves. She has a white ruffled hat decorated with pink roses, purple and yellow feathers, and a veil at the back. The portrait on the right is of a woman in profile facing left. She wears a yellow dress with a white fichu. She has a yellow hat with pink roses along the brim, as well as a blue ribbon, and green feathers. She holds a brown fur muff. In between the two roundels is a small ink sketch of flowers and a feather.

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