The artist Anne Vallayer-Coster
1783
Alexander Roslin captured his fellow painter Anne Vallayer-Coster in this charming 1783 portrait, showing her ready for work with palette and brush in hand. Dressed in a stylish blue gown with cascading white ruffles and accented with fresh green ribbons, she looks directly at the viewer with a confident, gentle smile. Vallayer-Coster was a rare success story for women in the 18th-century French art world, gaining admission to the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture largely thanks to her incredible still-life skills. Roslin, a Swedish master working in Paris, perfectly captures the Rococo elegance of the era while highlighting her professional identity as a serious artist.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
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