Old World Portraits
Portrait of a Boy
Rosalba Carriera
A delicate 18th-century pastel portrait by Rosalba Carriera capturing a young boy's gentle gaze.
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Jeanne Julie Louise Lebrun, the Artist's Daughter, at Two Years Old
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
1782 · Medium Not Listed
A tender and soft-hued pastel portrait of the artist's daughter by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun.
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Where it works
A measured, restful work with softened warm notes — sits quietly within a room.
- Often works in
- Bedroom · Living Room · Guest Room
- Placement
- Reads naturally where the wall has more height than width
- Walls
- Reads strongest when the wall gives it contrast
- Color notes
- Olive green, Rich brown, Soft gray
About the piece
Created in 1782, this intimate pastel study captures Jeanne Julie Louise Lebrun, the artist's own daughter, at the age of two. Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, the preeminent portraitist of the French court, employs a masterful use of soft edges and warm, luminous highlights to evoke the innocence and charm of early childhood.
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