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| François Boucher Portrait of Madame de Pompadour 1758 oil on canvas Victoria & Albert Museum |
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| Carl Gustav Pilo Portrait of Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, Queen of Denmark ca. 1765-75 oil on canvas Nationalmuseum, Stockholm |
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| Hugues Taraval Portrait of a Girl before 1785 oil on canvas Nationalmuseum, Stockholm |
"Louis XV Frame – The Rococo period came into full bloom in the 1730s. Frame makers were influenced by the artists Antoine Watteau and François Boucher, both of whom designed ornaments. The relationship between the picture, its frame, and the setting became very important in the Rococo period. At its best, the Louis XV frame was a piece of wall furniture. A common element in this style is a broad ogee rising to the rail and leading to a back scotia. Ogee section frames have three principal variations. The first, and most economical, is completely plain or has gadrooning on the rail and a leaf-tip sight edge. Popular from the 1720s to the 1740s, it was a standard frame for pastels, portraits, and still lifes. The second, more luxurious, has embellished corners and richly carved cartouches that often give more prominence and balance to large compositions. The third has a single central cartouche or shell, flanked by pierced scrolls and flowers, and was used for domestic and court portraits of all sizes, including pastels and oils."
– D. Gene Karraker, Looking at European Frames (Getty Museum, 2009)
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| Godfrey Kneller Portrait of Lady Henrietta Crofts, Duchess of Bolton ca. 1715 oil on canvas Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide |
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| Jean-Jacques Henner Portrait of Madame Paul Duchesne-Fournet 1879 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art |
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| William Parrott Turner on Varnishing Day ca. 1840 oil on panel Museums Sheffield |
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| Christina Robertson Miniature Self-Portrait ca. 1822 pigment on ivory Victoria & Albert Museum |
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| Gustaf Sandberg Portrait-Miniature of Sofia Dorotea Sandberg (wife of the artist, in historic costume) ca. 1820-30 oil on panel Nationalmuseum, Stockholm |
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| Bertha Wegmann Woman in Black 1872 oil on canvas Nationalmuseum, Stockholm |
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| Umberto Boccioni Self-Portrait 1905 oil on canvas Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Cornelis van Haarlem Self-Portrait ca. 1588-90 oil on panel private collection |
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| Ferdinand Bol Portrait of Elisabeth Dell ca. 1653 oil on canvas Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| Ferdinand Bol Self-Portrait 1653 oil on canvas Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| Johannes Vermeer The Lacemaker 1669-70 oil on canvas, mounted on panel Musée du Louvre |