Portrait of a Young Woman

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Portrait of a Young Woman

1788

Giuseppe Cades (Italian (active Rome), 1750–1799)

The unusual hairstyle seen here-short, frizzed, and brushed up in front, with long, loose curls in back-was in vogue during the late 1780s and was called à la hérisson, or "hedgehog fashion."

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Object Details

Title:

Portrait of a Young Woman

Date:

1788

Artist:

Giuseppe Cades (Italian (active Rome), 1750–1799)

Medium:

Black and red chalks with stumping, on cream laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 9 3/16 x 6 15/16 inches (23.4 x 17.6 cm)

Classification:

Drawings

Credit Line:

Bequest of Anthony Morris Clark, 1978

Accession Number:

1978-70-207

Geography:

Made in Italy, Europe

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