At the Ball (recto); La femme à l'éventail, after Goya (verso)
1847
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1847
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This sketch shows a woman in a fancy dress, holding a fan. Her hair is piled high, and she wears a long, flowing gown with ruffles at the wrists. The lines are loose and quick, like a quick sketch rather than a finished painting. The other side of the paper has a darker, more detailed portrait of the same woman, but it’s faded and worn. The title on this side reads *La femme à l’éventail*, which means "The Woman with the Fan." If you like this style, look up Romanticism.
