Portrait of a Lady with an Elaborate Cartouche
1785
- Medium
- Red chalk over graphite (portrait), pen and black ink and watercolor over graphite (surround), circular framing line in graphite
- Dimensions
- 36 × 35.9 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-193472
The woman portrayed in the oval has not yet been identified, but she is made to look highly important by her rendition in profile, like an ancient Renaissance coin, and by the elaborate decoration surrounding the cartouche (the central area containing the portrait). Increasing her distinction, the flying male nudes personify Victory and Fame, while the crown, that of an English viscountess, indicates her nobility. The contrast in technique between the cartouche—composed of pen, ink, and watercolor—and the red-chalk portrait was purposefully emphasized to suggest that the portrait is an older …
Provenance
Severance Fund, 1999.172
Registry history
- 1785 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — drawings
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