Little Girl with a Cat

Published/Created:
1747
Physical Description:
47 x 38 cm
Date Depicted:
1975
1700 AD - 1799 AD
Materials:
pastel on parchment
Notes:
Front hair is short and curled softly on the sides. Back hair is longer and arranged to follow the shape of the head. The dainty ruff is made of ribbon and lace.
Abstract:
Hair is drawn into a low pompadour, then cut short, three fingers in length. It is softly curled and decorated with delicate flower wreaths and loops of pearls. For formal occasions it is powdered. The most popular hat is the leghorn, a large picture hat of fine yellow straw with broad ribbons. Under the leghorn is the mobcap, its ruffled edge framing the face. Dainty ruffs are made of ribbon or lace. The use of jewelry is restrained.
Variant Titles:
La petite fille au chat
Associated Names:
Perronneau, Jean-Baptiste, ca. 1715-1783 [Painter]
Topics:
Costume -- Europe -- History -- (LC)
Painting -- France -- 18th century -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
Early Georgian
Culture:
French
Accession Number:
4391-123
Genre:
costume (mode of fashion) (AAT)
drawings: pastels (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Clothing & Accessories
Paintings & Drawings
Rights:
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Source Creator:
Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen
Source Title:
History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 4
Source Created:
New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975
Call Number:
GT513 +B87 4 (LC)
Orbis Barcode:
39002051938463
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Original Repository:
Paris, France: Musée du Louvre
OID:
10608679
PID:
digcoll:1793484