Nicolas de Largillierre - Portrait of a Woman, Perhaps Madame ClaudeLambert de Thorigny [1696]

Nicolas de Largillierre - Portrait of a Woman, Perhaps Madame Claude Lambert de Thorigny [1696], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.

Largillierre (French, 1668 - 1701) was a portraitist of the wealthy bourgeoisie, and the sitter is traditionally identified as the wife of Claude Lambert de Thorigny, president of the Chambre des Comptes and owner of the Hôtel Lambert on the Île Saint-Louis in Paris. The painting has an airy quality that is unusual for the artist, while the delicate elaboration of the jewelry and the embroidery on the dress are typical.

[Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - Oil on canvas, 139.7 x 106.7 cm]