Half length portrait of a young girl in a pink dress seated in an armchair with a kitten in her lap. She has a black shall draped over her right shoulder and her left arm is gloved.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Portrait of Sophia Dumergue, 1779–1781
Date supported
1998
Medium and material
Oil on panel
Dimensions
76 x 62 cm
Grant
10000
Total cost
35000
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