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François-André Vincent

Portrait of a Seated Woman

18th-19th century
Black chalk heightened with white chalk on brown paper

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This drawing, presumably a study for a painted portrait, depicts a seated woman, dressed in a long gown and fashionable hat. Her casual pose, with one hand placed nonchalantly on her knee, her right elbow resting on the back of a chair, and a gaze unfocused on something outside the scene, gives the image an intimate informality.

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