Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Mrs Siddons 1785 Oil on canvas, 126 × 99.5 cm National Gallery, London Mrs Siddons (1755–1831) was the greatest tragic actress of her time, remaining at the top of her profession for 30 years. Gainsborough painted her in the…
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ludovico Ariosto (or Gerolamo (?) Barbarigo) c.1510 Oil on canvas, 81.2 x 66.3 cm National Gallery, London Titian painted portraits more frequently than any other type of picture and he painted them throughout his long career. This is one of…
Seurat, Georges (1859-1891) Femme au manchon (Lady with a muff) c.1884 Conté crayon on paper, 29.5 x 22 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Mock This lady is dressed in the fashion of the day, with her tall hat, constricted waist, the skirt protruding…
Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) Hiver, Femme au manchon (Winter, Woman with a Muff) 1880 Oil on canvas, 74.93 × 61.6 cm Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Along with its pendant, Summer, Winter depicts a fashionable Parisian woman who personifies a season.…
Tissot, James (1836-1902) La fille du guerrier (The Warrior’s Daughter) c.1878 Oil on panel, 21.8 x 36.2 cm Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester Modern life was the central theme of Tissot‘s art, with a focus on bourgeois social behaviour. His genre pieces…