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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
This portrait of an English woman named Jane Jarvis probably shows her not too long after the death of her father. Her jet black jewels are French, but her low-neck dress, which represents the last stage of the mourning period, could be French or English. With his pastels, Delaroche created a dashingly decorative image that highlights and complements the elaborate dress depicted. The large Renaissance-style hat seems to float against the creamy blues and beiges of the background. Below, the chalky pastel describes the particular appearance of the arms seen through the gauzy material of the sleeves, and energetic stray lines around the body add an ornamental flourish of technical virtuosity.
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Jacob Joseph Eeckhout — Petronella de Lange (1779-1835), Wif
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres — Lady Mary Cavendish-Bentinck
Achille Devéria (French, 1800–1857) — Young Woman with a Fan
Samuel Cousins (British, 1801–1887) — Miss Rosamond Croker
George Richmond (British, 1809–1896) — Portrait of a Woman
John Downman — Mrs. Palmer
George Richmond (British, 1809–1896) — Portrait of a Woman
Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, 1805–1873) — Sophie Guille
John Downman|Elizabeth Ford — Elizabeth Ford, later Lady Col
Thomas Sully — Ann Biddle Hopkinson (Mrs. Francis Hopkinson)
anonymous — Portret van een vrouw
