Here we see the refinement and grace typical of the Rococo portrait, of which Nattier was a leading exponent. The artist chose his elegant, soft colours, dominated by the pearly-grey of the woman's dress, not on the basis of nature but in agreement with a decorative system very similar to that applied to Rococo interiors. This mysterious Woman in Grey is possibly Louise-Adelaide d'Orleans (1698-1743), daughter of the French Regent Philippe d'Orleans. She entered a convent in 1719.
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Portrait of a Woman in Grey
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oil
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80x64 cm
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Entered the Hermitage in 1919; handed over from the State Museum Fund; originally in the Musin-Pushkin collection
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ГЭ-5729
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