Unknown Woman in a Theodore Bonnet
1795
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1795
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Unknown Woman in a Theodore Bonnet is a 1795 by Angelica Kauffman, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a woman’s face and upper shoulders, drawn in soft pencil strokes. Her hair is piled high with curls spilling over, and she wears a simple lace collar. The lines are light, with shading around her eyes and hair to give depth. The drawing looks like it was made quickly, with loose, sketchy marks. The artist focused on her expression and hair, leaving the background plain. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.
A pencil portrait by Angelica Kauffman depicts a young woman shown from the waist up, her body and head turned slightly to the right while her face remains frontal. She wears a Theodore Bonnet and holds a porte-crayon in her hand.
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Angelica Kauffman had a habit of signing her paintings with a tiny heart made of three dots.
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