ATTRIBUÉ À JOHANN JULIUS HEINSIUS (HILDBURGHAUSEN 1740-1812 ORLÉANS)

Portrait de Marie-Jeanne Bertin (1747-1813), dite Mademoiselle Bertin

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ATTRIBUÉ À JOHANN JULIUS HEINSIUS (HILDBURGHAUSEN 1740-1812 ORLÉANS)
Portrait de Marie-Jeanne Bertin (1747-1813), dite Mademoiselle Bertin
sanguine
52,2 x 33,4 cm (20 1⁄2 x 13 1⁄8 in.)

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ATTRIBUTED TO JOHANN JULIUS HEINSIUS, PORTRAIT OF MARIE-JEANNE BERTIN (1747-1813), CALLED MISS BERTIN, RED CHALK

Few drawings are known by German portraitist, Heinsus, who was active around Weimar during the 18th century. The drawing, Femme en buste, similar in format and composition was recently acquired by the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm (NMH 8⁄2018). Here, the model most likely represents Marie-Jeanne Rose Bertin, called Mademoiselle Rose Bertin, who was the milliner and friend of Marie Antoinette. She possessed a clothing store called Le Grand Mogol, situated at rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré in Paris and was known for attracting a large aristocratic clientele. Her portrait by Jean-Honoré Fragonard was disseminated by the engraver Jean-François Janinet and is conserved at the Metropolitan Museum in New York (inv. 24.80.141).

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Peu de dessins de ce portraitiste allemand du XVIIIe siècle, actif à la cour de Weimar, sont aujourd’hui connus. Une Femme en buste de facture et de composition similaire a été acquise récemment par le Nationalmuseum de Stockholm (inv. NMH 8⁄2018). Ici, le modèle représenté, très probablement, Marie-Jeanne Rose Bertin, dite Mademoiselle Rose Bertin, fut la modiste et amie de Marie-Antoinette. Elle possédait un magasin de modes Le Grand Mogol, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré à Paris qui attirait une large clientèle aristocratique. Son portrait par Jean-Honoré Fragonard fut diffusé par la gravure de Jean-François Janinet dont un exemplaire est conservé au Metropolitan Museum of Art de New York (inv. 24.80.141).

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