Anne BRICOLLET (1753-1833) 

“Head of a young woman” after VAN LOO 

Large Sanguine on watermarked laid paper

45cm x 29cm

18th century, circa 1780

Elegant red chalk drawing on laid paper from the 18th century, representing a three-quarter length bust of a young woman with a melancholic look. This work is a refined testimony to the "French" taste of the end of the reign of Louis XV and the beginning of Louis XVI.

The handwritten inscription at the bottom of the sheet provides major documentary interest: "Vanloo - drawn by bricollet la cadette".

This is a high quality study produced by Anne Bricollet (known as "the cadet"), a draftsman active at the end of the 18th century, based on a composition by one of the members of the illustrious Van Loo dynasty (very probably Carle Van Loo).

The red chalk technique is perfectly mastered here, using cross-hatching for the shadow areas and delicate shading for the modeling of the face, characteristic of the drawing academies of the time.

Anne Bricollet (1753-1833) was a provincial painter and pastellist active in Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain). She is known for a few signed works, including a Deploration (Pietà) in 1786 and

copied masters (Van Loo, Watteau, etc.), probably in a workshop or enlightened amateur context. The “youngest” indicates that she was the youngest of siblings (she had at least one older sister)

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