The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of January 30, 2023

Portrait of a Woman in a Blue Dress

1783

André Pujos

(French, 1738–1788)

France, 18th century

Watercolor on ivory in a later gilt metal and enamel frame

Diameter: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.); Diameter of frame: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.)

The Edward B. Greene Collection 1943.650

Location

not on view

Description

Although her identity is unknown, it seems clear that this affluent woman with a flowery coif took pleasure in reading and writing letters.

Inscriptions

Inscription

signed on paneling at left: pujos / pinxit / anno / 1783

Exhibition history

International Exhibition of Miniatures, Vienna Albertina, 1924, cat. no. 692, repr. pl. VI.

Chefs d’Oeuvre de la Miniature et de la Gouache, Musée D’Art et d’Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland, 1956, cat. no. 365. June 15-August 15, 1956.

Main European Rotation (Gallery 202), July 18, 2011 - January 30, 2012.

Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-October 17, 1993).

Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 10, 2013-February 16, 2014).

Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 16-November 6, 2016).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1943.650