Renée Anne Jacquette Guillemette Moulin de la Racinière, Madame d'Angot
1772
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
72.7 × 59.0 cm irreg.
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2023
Gallery location
17th to 18th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
One of the leading French portrait painters during the reign of King Louis XV, François-Herbert Drouais captured likenesses of numerous nobles and members of the French royal family, as well as wealthy Parisians. This elegant portrait, which is signed and dated 1772, depicts a dignified lady at court. The treatment of the lace that the sitter is wearing is a painterly tour de force that enlivens the whole
composition to spectacular effect.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Inscription
inscribed in black paint c.r.:Drouais / 1772
Accession Number
2023.320
Department
International Painting