Portrait of a Young Woman

Marie-Geneviève Navarre

1774

Pastel on paper

National Museum of Women in the Arts

A light-skinned woman with a direct and calm expression sits in a wooden chair, looking straight at the viewer. She wears a dress with red sleeves and a white kerchief that tucks into a blue bodice. Her hair is covered in a white and orange cap that frames her face with lace.