Portrait of a Woman

Hubert Drouais (French, 1699–1767)

Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas

Dimensions71.8 x 58.4 cm (28 1/4 x 23 in.)

Credit LineGift of the Honorable George Holden Tinkham

Accession number43.9

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ClassificationsPaintings

Collections

Europe

ProvenanceUntil 1909, by descent within the family of the sitter, France (original commission); 1909, from the family of the sitter to Wildenstein and Co., Paris. Private collection, Paris; from private collection to Wildenstein; 1936, sold by Wildenstein to George Holden Tinkham, Washington, DC [see note 1]; 1943, gift of Tinkham to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 14, 1943)

NOTES:
[1] according to letter of December 30, 1936 from Wildenstein, Paris, to Timkham in curatorial file. Mr. Tinkham was a member of Congress.