About this artwork
In this monochrome rendition of Gautier D’Agoty’s color portrait, Madame du Berry’s clothing and interior decorating details enjoy more contrast and legibility. Her reflection in the angled mirror suggests her role as an earthly, courtly Venus. The small cup offered by an African servant likely contains a popular delicacy, drinking chocolate. The last of Louis XV’s official mistresses, Madame du Barry would be executed during the Reign of Terror due to her royal associations.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Jean Baptiste André Gautier d'Agoty
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Title
- Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse Du Barry, and her servant Zamor
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Place
- France (Artist's nationality)
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Date
- Made 1766–1776
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Medium
- Mezzotint in black on cream laid paper
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Dimensions
- Image/plate: 40.2 × 31.4 cm (15 7/8 × 12 3/8 in.); Sheet: 44.5 × 35.2 cm (17 9/16 × 13 7/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Stanley Field Fund; Joseph Brooks Fair Memorial Collection
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Reference Number
- 1985.46
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/103893/manifest.json
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