LÉPICIÉ, Nicolas-Bernard
(b. 1735, Paris, d. 1784, Paris)

Portrait of a Young Lady Sewing

c. 1771
Oil on panel, 17 x 13 cm
Private collection

This small picture may represent Madame Lagrenée, wife of the painter Louis-Jean-Francois Lagrenée the Elder (1725-1805).

Lépicié excelled in the representation of modest or simple everyday scenes, where he combined the Flemish influence of detailing with Chardin's delicate and poetic refinement.