French School Of The End Of The Eighteenth Century. Pastel. Lady Of Quality.

French school from the end of the 18th century. Portrait of a lady of quality, possibly Marie Antoinette.

Pastel of 82 cm by 66 cm
Beautifull old frame of 100 cm by 84 cm
Protective glass in old glass

This beautiful, beautifully framed Pastel possibly represents Marie Antoinette in a Louis XV style dress (see the portraits of Madame du Barry…). The scene would therefore be around 1774, the date of the death of Louis XV, Marie Antoinette would therefore be 19 years old. It's not impossible although I think she's a bit older on this pastel. I therefore think that it is quite possible that this portrait was made postmortem and that the artist preferred to represent her in Louis XV fashion rather than a Louis XVI dress.