Graff, Anton. 1736 Winterthur - 1813 Dresden. Portrait of Jeanne Marie Chodowiecka with hood and white veil. 1783. oil/canvas, doubled, verso on old canvas recessed from doubling signed a. dated 1783, on stretcher label with pen old inscribed ''Großmutter Chodowiecka geb. Baret (sic!) Frau des Kupferstechers gemalt von Graff'', furthermore faded exhibition label with number, 66,5 x 54,7 cm, minimally rubbed a. minimally retouched. framed 75,5 x 64 cm.- The painter, graphic artist and art critic Daniel Chodowiecki (1726-1801) married Jeanne (Johanna) Marie Barez (1728-1785) in 1755. Chodowiecki had a close friendship with Graff, who was one of the most sought-after portraitists of his time and who worked as a court painter at the Dresden court from 1766 onwards. It was completed in 1782. Graff painted several versions of the portrait.- Provenance: Private collection Northern Germany

Category: Painting Artwork before 1800