Study of a Seated Woman Seen from Behind (Marie-Gabrielle Capet)

A woman in a white head wrap and loosely draped white garment turns her face in profile toward the right, her shoulder bare and her dark hair falling in a long braid. Red, black and white chalk build soft modeling on warm tan paper, with a small blue earring catching the light. The lower left shows the edge of a wooden chair back.

Look closer: A small inscription and signature in the lower left corner, near the chair.

Artist

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

Date

1789

Medium

Red, black, and white chalk on toned laid paper

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2678 × 3373 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2008