Portrait of Catherine Bégon, Jean-Etienne Liotard, 1746

Title(s)

Portrait of Catherine Bégon
Portrait of Catherine Bégon, Wife of Joseph Bouër

Object type

• pastel
• drawing

Object number

SK-A-233

Inscriptions / marks

• inscription: ‘Madame Boere, Epouse du négociant de Gênes décédée à Genève, peint par J. Et. Liotard en 1746’

Description

Portret van Catherine Bégon, echtgenote van Joseph Bouër. Ten halven lijve, naar rechts, aanziend. In Venetiaanse carnavalskostuum, een waaier in de rechterhand. Pendant van SK-A-232. Onderdeel van de collectie pastels.

Artist

• draughtsman: Jean-Etienne Liotard

Dating

1746

Physical features

pastel on vellum

Material

• parchment (animal material)

Measurements

height 62.8 cm × width 49 cm
weight 6.9 kg

What

• historical persons - BB - woman
• Carnival, Shrovetide (non-liturgical celebration)
• party clothes, festive attire

Who

• Catherine Bégon

Credit line

• Bequeathed by Miss Marie-Anne Liotard, Amsterdam

Acquisition

bequest 1873

Copyright

Public domain

Related

• Portret van Joseph Bouër, koopman te Genua

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