Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, Marie Gabrielle Capet (1761–1818) and Marie Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond (died 1788)
The Met
Artist: Adélaïde Labille-Guiard(French, Paris 1749–1803 Paris)
Date: 1785
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 83 x 59 1/2 in. (210.8 x 151.1 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Julia A. Berwind, 1953
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A woman in a blue dress paints at an easel while two women observe her work
Detailed Description
A vertical painting depicts three women in an interior setting. In the foreground, a woman is seated, facing forward, with her head turned slightly to her left, looking towards the viewer. She wears a voluminous light blue satin dress with a low neckline and ruffled sleeves. Her powdered hair is styled high, topped with a wide-brimmed straw hat adorned with blue ribbons and white feathers. She holds a wooden palette in her left hand and a paintbrush in her right, poised over a canvas on an easel to her left. A long, thin paintbrush rests across her lap. To her right, two women stand closely behind her, looking over her right shoulder towards the easel. The woman closest to the seated woman wears a light brown dress with a white ruffled collar and a sheer white veil over her hair. Her right arm is around the waist of the woman behind her, who is partially obscured and wears a light-colored, possibly fur-trimmed, garment. The background is dark and indistinct, suggesting an interior space. To the left of the easel, a white bust on a pedestal is visible in shadow. The floor is a light brown parquet pattern. On the floor near the seated woman's feet, a crumpled piece of white paper is visible. To the right, a small, dark red stool with a cushion holds a piece of white fabric and a pink ribbon.
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