In a room filled with easels, white plaster heads and statuettes, a box of paints, books, and papers, a young woman stands looking at a sketch and a young girl looks on, seated in an armchair, in this vertical painting. The scene is lit from the upper left, presumably from a window out of our view. Both women have smooth, pale skin, and their hair is swept up with curls framing their faces. They face our right in profile so their faces are in gentle shadow. They have straight noses, and their rose-pink lips are closed. They wear gowns with short sleeves, low, scooped necks, and floor-length…
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A Painter's Studio

Louis-Léopold Boilly (French, 1761 - 1845)

c. 1800

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 73.5 x 59.5 cm (28 15/16 x 23 7/16 in.) ; framed: 93.3 x 78.7 cm (36 3/4 x 31 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Chester Dale Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, 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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