''Portrait of Adéone'' (

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: ''Portrait d'Adéone'') is an

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by the

artist

Martin Drolling Martin Drolling ( Oberhergheim, Haut-Rhin, September 19, 1752 – Paris, April 16, 1817, aka Drolling the Elder) was a French painter. He was father to Michel Martin Drolling, and to Louise-Adéone Drölling, one of the few successful female paint ...

(aka Drölling). It is a life-sized depiction of his daughter Louise-Adéone shortly after her 15th birthday. The painting belongs to the Musée des Beaux-Arts of

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, France. Its inventory number is 2411. In a letter from 13 June 1812 to her brother

Michel Martin Drolling Michel Martin Drolling (7 March 1786 – 9 January 1851) was a neoclassic French painter, painter of history and portraitist. Biography He was born in Paris. There, he began painting under the supervision of his father, the painter Martin Dr ...

, Louise-Adéone states that the painting is currently being made and that it will be exhibited at that year's

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"if there is no obstacle" (''si rien ne s'y oppose''). She also complains about her hand being tired from holding the teacup. ''Portrait of Adéone'' is Martin Drölling's largest work. Not content with depicting the "charming physiognomy" of his daughter, he also makes a spectacular display of his talents as a flower painter and as a designer of

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. The actual

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seen in the painting is now kept in the Musée des Arts décoratifs.

Gallery

Drölling, Portrait d'Adéone (détail).jpg, Detail of the painting – the head Portrait d'Adéone - détail.jpg, Detail of the painting – the plant Drölling, Portrait d'Adéone (detail).jpg, Adéone holding the teacup

References

{{19C-painting-stub Paintings in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg Oil on canvas paintings French paintings Portraits of women 1812 paintings Plants in art 19th-century portraits