Princess Pauline Metternich on the Beach

Princess Pauline Metternich on the Beach
ArtistEugène Boudin
Yearc. 1865-1867
MediumOil on cardboard, laid down on wood
Dimensions29.5 cm × 23.5 cm (11.6 in × 9.3 in)
Location

Princess Pauline Metternich on the Beach is an oil on cardboard, laid down on wood, painting by French artist Eugène Boudin, from c. 1865-1867. The work depicts Pauline von Metternich, the wife of the Austrian ambassador to the court of Napoleon III and a well-known fashion icon, looking out to sea from a beach in northern France.[1]

The work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.

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References

  1. ↑ "Princess Pauline Metternich on the Beach". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-11-05.