Portrait of a Woman in a Blue Dress, by André Pujos, 1783
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Portrait of a Woman in a Blue Dress

André Pujos (French, 1738–1788)

1783

Medium
watercolor on ivory in a later gilt metal and enamel frame
Classification
Portrait Miniature
Dimensions
Diameter: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.); Diameter of frame: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Culture
France
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art, European Painting and Sculpture
Credit line
The Edward B. Greene Collection
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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About this work

Although her identity is unknown, it seems clear that this affluent woman with a flowery coif took pleasure in reading and writing letters.