Neapolitan Woman, sitting outside, 1774

Title

Neapolitan Woman, sitting outside

Draughtsman

• Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• rococo

Object Type

• drawing

Physical Description

Brush in brown over black chalk (traces) on ribbed laid paper

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• brush drawing
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• French

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• figure study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet und datiert in der Darstellung unten auf der Steinplatte (mit der Feder in Braun): Naples 1774 feme de Ste Lucie

Captions Added Later

Verso unten Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Ananoff 1961.I.97.181

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• portrait

Main Motif

• woman
• progeny

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Pomona

Primary

• 61BB111(+55) anonymous historical person portrayed alone - BB - woman (+ full length portrait)
• 31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure
• 31AA2422(+3) head turned to the right - AA - female human figure (+ sideview, profile)
• 31A25165 arms folded over the abdomen
• 41D3 folk costume, regional costume

Secondary

• 41D221(HEADSCARF) head-gear (HEADSCARF)
• 41D2661 necklace
• 41D2663 ear-rings
• 41A72111 footstool
• 41A721 chair

Associative

• 61E(NAPOLI) names of cities and villages (NAPOLI)
• 61D(ITALIA) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (ITALIA) (ITALIA)