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Madame du Barry

Madame du Barry
 1791

Medium
miniature: watercolour on ivory
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1936
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
miniature: watercolour on ivory
Measurements
8.5 × 6.8 cm (oval)
Accession Number
459-4
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1936
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Portraits
Subjects (specific)
hairstyles Jeanne Bécu, comtesse du Barry miniatures (paintings) oval (shape) portrait heads single-sitter portraits unfinished women (female humans)
Movements
Georgian (British Renaissance-Baroque style)

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