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Source Description
This portrait of an English woman named Jane Jarvis probably shows her not too long after the death of her father. Her jet black jewels are French, but her low-neck dress, which represents the last stage of the mourning period, could be French or English. With his pastels, Delaroche created a dashingly decorative image that highlights and complements the elaborate dress depicted. The large Renaissance-style hat seems to float against the creamy blues and beiges of the background. Below, the chalky pastel describes the particular appearance of the arms seen through the gauzy material of the sleeves, and energetic stray lines around the body add an ornamental flourish of technical virtuosity.
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Document identity
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166626
label
Jane Jarvis
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
id
166626
contentType
drawing
title
Jane Jarvis
description
This portrait of an English woman named Jane Jarvis probably shows her not too long after the death of her father. Her jet black jewels are French, but her low-neck dress, which represents the last stage of the mourning period, could be French or English. With his pastels, Delaroche created a dashingly decorative image that highlights and complements the elaborate dress depicted. The large Renaissance-style hat seems to float against the creamy blues and beiges of the background. Below, the chalky pastel describes the particular appearance of the arms seen through the gauzy material of the sleeves, and energetic stray lines around the body add an ornamental flourish of technical virtuosity.
date
1830–31
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79997136
creators
1709
genreSpecific
Drawing
imageCount
1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 46.2 x 34.3 cm (18 3/16 x 13 1/2 in.)
cul
France, 19th century
accession
2008.348
Source extras
tec
pastel, heightened with white gouache on tan woven paper, mounted to board
tombstone
Jane Jarvis, 1830–31. Paul Delaroche (French, 1797–1856). Pastel, heightened with white gouache on tan woven paper, mounted to board; sheet: 46.2 x 34.3 cm (18 3/16 x 13 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.348
supportMaterials
description
cream wove paper (discolored to light brown), perimeter mounted to cardboard
collection
DR - French
citations
citation
Alpine Club Gallery. <em>French 19th Century Paintings: 23rd March-6th April 1977</em>. London: The Alpine Club Gallery, 1977.
citation
Rohowsky, Peter S. <em>French Nineteenth Century Drawings, Pastels, Watercolors: Nov. 1977-Feb. 1978</em>. New York: Shepherd Gallery Associates, 1977.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 28
citation
Foster, Carter E., Sylvain Bellenger, and Patrick Shaw Cable. <em>French Master Drawings from the Collection of Muriel Butkin</em>. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 29, p. 68-69
creditline
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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2026-05-29 08:36:18.560000
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166626
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Drawings
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DR - French
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pastel, heightened with white gouache on tan woven paper, mounted to board
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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