Self-portrait of Julie Candeille drawing the Chevalier de Boufflers, Stanislas de Boufflers, End of 1780s

Self-portrait of julie candeille drawing the chevalier de boufflers. Julie candeille depicted herself with a pencil in her hand as she draws a portrait of a man. According to the inscription, this is stanislas de boufflers (1738-1815), marquis de remiencourt known as the chevalier de boufflers who returned from his post of governor of senegal in 1787. Although a little clumsy, the portrait is sufficiently true to life to give credence to the inscriptions. She is presented here holding a pencil in her hand as if captured in the act of drawing while fixing the spectator in her gaze. Object Type: drawing. Date: End of 1780s. Dimensions: 326 x 248 mm. Medium: chalk, gouache, watercolour. Depicted People: Amélie-Julie Candeille. Self-portrait of Julie Candeille drawing the Chevalier de Boufflers