Presumed Portrait of Madame Geoffrin

Marianne Loir

mid-18th century

Oil on canvas

National Museum of Women in the Arts

A light-skinned, gray-haired woman appears from the waist up, sitting with arms crossed loosely in her lap. Her body turns to her left, but she faces the viewer offering a slight smile and making eye contact. Her white satin gown and fur- and pearl-trimmed red cape imply wealth.