Portrait of a Noblewoman (Madame de Pellegars?) — François Quesnel

François Quesnel

Portrait of a Noblewoman (Madame de Pellegars?)

1590/1595

Dating
Date range
Held at
National Gallery of Art
Medium
black and red chalks with stumping, heightened with white chalk, on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 29 x 23.2 cm (11 7/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Collection no.
2006.11.17
Attribution
By the artist
Image rights
NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details

François Quesnel. Portrait of a Noblewoman (Madame de Pellegars?). National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Portrait of a Noblewoman (Madame de Pellegars?) — François Quesnel. 1590/1595.

Medium: black and red chalks with stumping, heightened with white chalk, on laid paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 29 x 23.2 cm (11 7/16 x 9 1/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2006.11.17. Woodner Collection, Gift of Andrea Woodner.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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