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Portrait of Madame du Barry in a Hunting Costume
Louis Marin Bonnet (mentioned on object), c. 1760 - 1793
Kings’ mistresses have always enjoyed a special status in France, as unofficial counsellors and patrons of the arts. The Comtesse du Barry, Louis XV’s last mistress, spent a lot of money on art as well. Her likeness by Drouais became so popular that Bonnet reproduced it in ‘crayon manner’, a printmaking technique that had just been patented, here imitating a luscious red chalk drawing.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-1959-177
- Dimensionsheight 510 mm x width 389 mm
- Physical characteristicscrayon manner etching, printed in red