18th Century Pastel Portrait Of A Woman Louis XVI Noble Nobility Versailles Marie Antoinette Bird

Pastel portrait of a young noblewoman, Marquise or Comtesse.
This pastel is from the 18th century, during the reign of Louis XVI, and therefore escaped the destruction of the Revolution and other dramatic events in French history.
These works from the ancien régime are part of French history.
This young woman is depicted at mid-body, wearing an elegant hat adorned with a ribbon, adorned with jewels and clad in a dress with a neckline highlighted with lace.
The composition owes its originality to the presence of a small blue parrot posed in front of an open cage.
The depiction of this bird can evoke grace, freedom and the marked taste for the exotic in this late 18th century.
The soft treatment of skin tones, the delicacy of facial features and the vaporous effects characteristic of the pastel technique lend the whole a great deal of charm and delicacy.
This pastel is produced on paper marouflé on canvas.
It is protected by glass.
The canvas is mounted on its original stretcher, the glass is fixed on the perimeter by gilded paper.
Note, two old coins affixed to the back.
Two or three small tears very slightly visible in the background do not affect the face, one of which in the lower part of the hat.
An illegible signature, which I believe begins with Paul... and a trace of date: 178...
Size: 46.50 cm x 39 cm.
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