Study of Mascarille Dressed as a Woman

François Boucher

1731 - 1734

rood krijt en potlood

Rijksmuseum

A sketch in red chalk and pencil depicts a person in a voluminous dress and head covering, looking towards the viewer with a slight smile. The figure's hands are near their face. A sketch in red chalk and pencil depicts a person in a voluminous dress and head covering, looking towards the viewer with a slight smile. The figure's hands are near their face. Inv.; collection Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse (1753-1830), Darmstadt, 1812;{Coll. cat. Cordellier 2007, p. 526, no. V.25.} acquired by the state of Hesse and transferred to the Groβherzogliche Museum, Darmstadt, 1830;{Coll. Cat. Cordellier 2007, p. 20.} sold by the Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, after 1933;{Coll. cat. Cordellier 2007, p. 526, no. V.25; formerly known as Groβherzogliches Museum.}…; purchased from the estate of Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-