NATTIER, Jean-Marc
(b. 1685, Paris, d. 1766, Paris)

Mademoiselle de Clermont "en Sultane"

1733
Oil on canvas, 109 x 105 cm
Wallace Collection, London

The picture is a vivid example of French "turquerie" fashion; an elegant lady of the court, still wearing her ermine cloak, is painted as a sultana at the bath, surrounded by her slaves.