Mme. Dufresne

Pierre-Paul Prud’hon’s portrait of Mme. Dufresne, c. 1816, uses oil on paper mounted on fabric. The support choice is unconventional. Cleveland Museum of Art.

The portrait measures 49.2 by 40.6 centimeters. The intimate size suggests a personal commission.

Prud’hon often collaborated with Constance Mayer. Their shared work makes individual contributions difficult to distinguish.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.292