Profile Portrait of a Woman 1775 - 1785

drawing, print

portrait

drawing

toned paper

water colours

print

possibly oil pastel

handmade artwork painting

oil painting

underpainting

men

painting painterly

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

watercolor

profile

"Profile Portrait of a Woman" is a delicate and refined drawing by Augustin de Saint-Aubin, dating from 1775-1785. This piece showcases the artist's mastery of pastel, rendering the woman's figure with grace and subtlety. The subject, in profile, is adorned in a fashionable 18th-century gown, her powdered hair styled in an elaborate updo. The work exemplifies the elegance and sophistication of French Rococo portraiture, capturing the essence of a refined and stylish individual. The portrait is currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.