1848
oil
panel
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Ladies in Conversation: An Eighteenth Century Costume Piece is a 1848 oil by François Bocion, a Realism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting depicts two women in 18th-century attire, engaged in conversation. The woman on the left wears a red dress with white lace trim, while the woman on the right is dressed in a white gown with gold accents. Both women have white wigs and hold parasols. In the background, a serene landscape unfolds, featuring a body of water, a distant cityscape, and a statue of a man. The overall atmosphere of the painting exudes elegance and refinement. To explore more works by this artist, look up François Bocion.
François-Louis David Bocion (French pronunciation: ; 30 March 1828 – 12 December 1890) was a Swiss painter, designer and art professor, known primarily for his landscapes of the area around Lake Geneva.
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