Madame Lemaitre
Portrait Drawing
c.1845 (made)
c.1845 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Light pencil portrait study of a woman in profile facing left, her hair in ringlets and a braided bun, wearing an off-the-shoulder evening dress. Signed "Virginie Boquet" and annotated with sitter's name and "Cherbourg". Stamped twice with a Paquin archive stamp
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Madame Lemaitre (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | pencil |
| Brief description | Marie-Virginie Boquet. Portrait study of Madame Lemaitre, Cherbourg, c.1845. Pencil. |
| Physical description | Light pencil portrait study of a woman in profile facing left, her hair in ringlets and a braided bun, wearing an off-the-shoulder evening dress. Signed "Virginie Boquet" and annotated with sitter's name and "Cherbourg". Stamped twice with a Paquin archive stamp |
| Credit line | Given by the House of Worth |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO, 1964 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.22396:6-1957 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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