Portrait of a Lady in Turkish Fancy Dress, c.1790 by Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Canvas Print - 17719-JBG
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, USAOriginal Size: 116.8 x 90.8 cm
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Painting Information
Ah, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, the grand sentimentalist of 18th-century French painting, has crafted something truly captivating with his Portrait of a Lady in Turkish Fancy Dress, c. 1790. Here, we see Greuze indulging in the exoticism that was all the rage among European elites, particularly in France, where a fascination with the Orient—the imagined, luxurious East—infused the very air they breathed. But what’s most striking in this portrait is how the artist marries this vogue for “Turquerie” with the delicate sensibilities of his Rococo heritage.
The lady in question is resplendent, her elaborate dress a riot of rich textures and colors. The silk of her robe catches the light just so, accentuating the careful embroidery that hints at an exotic locale, yet the rendering is unmistakably French. Her pose, slightly casual with one hand resting gracefully on a stone pedestal, suggests a certain self-assurance, a woman of her time indulging in the playful fantasy of the East, but without losing her aristocratic poise.
Greuze’s treatment of her face is exquisite—soft, with that characteristic wistfulness he’s known for. There’s a serenity to her expression, almost as if she’s at ease within this sumptuous, imagined world. Yet, there’s an unmistakable undercurrent of melancholy, a nod, perhaps, to the fading aristocratic society that she represents.
This portrait is as much about the fantasies of the French court as it is about the woman herself. Greuze invites us to marvel at the sheer beauty of the artifice, while subtly hinting at the transitory nature of such grandeur. It’s a piece that, like the era it was painted in, teeters between the real and the imagined, the grand and the fragile.
Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Original Size:45 x 37.4 cm
Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA