Not currently on view
In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Although Trinquesse painted in oil, he is best known today for the series of red chalk drawings of full-length female figures in domestic settings to which this sheet belongs. These works fall somewhere between portraiture and genre scenes (scenes of everyday life) and focus on nuances of pose, gesture, and expression. The traditional title of this work suggests the woman is making a flirtatious overture to an unseen male companion.
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John Downman (British, 1750–1824) — Young Lady with a Pink B
Pierre Antoine Baudouin|Montbrian De Chateauvieux — Perrette
Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756–1827) — Lady Elliott, Commo
Antoine Watteau|Henri Simon Thomassin — A seated woman holdi
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Jean-Antoine Watteau (French, 1684–1721) — Woman Seated
Francesco Bartolozzi (British, 1727–1815) — Countess Spencer
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France|Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le 
J. Cook|Maria Anne Fitzherbert — Mrs. Fitzherbert
Pierre Antoine Baudouin|Montbrian De Chateauvieux — Marton, 
Augustin de Saint-Aubin — Profile Portrait of a Woman