Why it matters
Roslin portrayed his wife Marie-Suzanne Giroust in Bolognese dress, veiled and holding a fan. It was shown at the Salon of 1769 in the Louvre.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1768.
- An old inventory called it Portrait of the One-Eyed Woman.
- It appeared on a Swedish stamp in 1972.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Lady with the Veil (CC BY-SA 4.0).
