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Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry

François-Hubert Drouais

National Gallery of Art

This painting is an oval portrait featuring a woman with fair skin, rosy cheeks, and elaborately coiffed light gray hair, a curl of which falls down over her right shoulder. She wears a light dress with a low neckline and puffed sleeves with a string of pearls on the shoulder, complemented by a garland of colorful pink, yellow, and light blue flowers hanging across her chest. The background is a simple, muted green color.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1770/1774
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
5628 × 6744 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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