Madame de Pompadour
1754
Medium
pastel over sanguine and light grey-blue washes
Measurements
36.5 × 28.1 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Everard Studley Miller Bequest, 1965
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in black chalk l.l.: F. Boucher / 1754
Accession Number
1482-5
Department
International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Portraits
Subjects (specific)
busts (general, figures) nobles (aristocrats) palettes (painting equipment) patrons (philanthropists) Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de putti (children) women (female humans) wreaths (visual works)
Physical description
A portrait bust of Madame de Pompadour in a rose garland with three putti and the attributes of the arts below.