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Simon Vouet

Portrait of a Young Woman with Pearl Earrings

1632/35
Black chalk and pastel, heightened with white chalk, on light brown laid paper, laid down on an eighteenth-century mount with framing lines
27.7 × 21 cm (10.9 × 8.3 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

In 1627 King Louis XIII called Vouet back from Italy with important painting and tapestry-design commissions. This work is one of a group of about 30 recently discovered small-format pastel portraits of the royal entourage made for the king’s amusement.

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