Portrait of a woman seated in a landscape
Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1793

The drawing shows a fashionably dressed woman in the politically correct attire of the Revolutionary period, a simple, Roman-inspired style that contrasted entirely with the excesses displayed during the ancien régime. The work is emblematic of its period and aesthetically not far removed from the best known portraits of the same era like Jacques-Louis David's 'Madame Récamier'. The British Museum has a small representation of French Neo-Classical drawings and this work significantly enhances it.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Portrait of a woman seated in a landscape, 1793
Date supported
2007
Medium and material
Chalk, graphite & gouache on paper
Dimensions
53.5 x 40 cm
Grant
21000
Total cost
70000

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