Attributed to Johann Friedrich August Tischbein (1750-1812), Portrait of a Lady

Friedrich Tischbein was the cousin of Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, who painted the famous portrait of Goethe.
The subject sits on a chair turned to the right and looks at the viewer self-confidently, and almost critically, turning her head to the left. She wears a white silk dress with a large, ruffled neckline and a blue bow. A gray wig covers her hair. Fashion suggests a dating towards the end of the 1780s. The open, self-confident spirit that speaks from the face reflects the social awakening at the end of the rococo., Oil on canvas, 69 × 51 cm