# Portrait of an Elegant Woman

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## Artwork

- Artist: [TROY, François de](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/troy-franois-de-rd0e43ee81a9f63>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 126 x 97 cm

## Commentary

In addition to his paintings for the court, François de Troy executed portraits of the Parisian bourgeoisie. The present work and its companion piece depict a man and woman in elegant late 17th century dress. The woman is presented in a red draped interior opening onto a formal garden accented with a dramatic flowing fountain. She is dressed in opulent silk and brocade and rests her arm over the gilded mask handle of a flower-filled urn. The man on the other hand is presented in the darkened interior of a library, again draped in flowing silk and his hand points to the page of an opened book.

## Related artworks

- [Portrait of an Elegant Man](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/troy-franois-de-rd0e43ee81a9f63/portrait-of-an-elegant-man-r380441076bc337>)
- [Portrait of Charles Mouton](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/troy-franois-de-rd0e43ee81a9f63/portrait-of-charles-mouton-r61da8b81f21ae3>)
- [Portrait of Françoise-Marie de Bourbon](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/troy-franois-de-rd0e43ee81a9f63/portrait-of-franoise-marie-de-bourbon-re839592f63b474>)
- [Portrait of Jean de Jullienne](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/troy-franois-de-rd0e43ee81a9f63/portrait-of-jean-de-jullienne-re4e3cda090fdaa>)

## Attribution

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