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A woman sitting in an upholstered chair near a vanity table touches the hair of the little girl leaning against her lap to our left, as a man leans onto the back of her chair to our right in this vertical portrait painting.
Faces of France

Family Portrait

François-Hubert Drouais
artist François-Hubert Drouais (French, 1727–1775)
date 1756
medium Oil on canvas
origin France
dimensions 244 × 195 cm
credit line Samuel H. Kress Collection
hall 16 Faces of France
rights public domain (CC0)

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