"Large Pastel Portrait Of A Woman In The Style Of The 17th Century."
Large Pastel Portrait of a Woman in the Style of the 17th Century. The woman is wearing a hairstyle known as "à la Fontanges" typical of the early 1700s during the reign of Louis XV. A beautiful red velvet cape dress is visible over her shoulders and the beginning of her waist. In a gilt frame, note the center of the head with a crack. 60cm high.