A Space of Their Own

Marianne Loir

Selected Works

A young person with light skin, gray hair curled over the ears, and dark eyes stands with one arm resting on a basket of flowers, the other holding a rake diagonally in front of their body. The person wears a bright red jacket and red pants, and the jack is open to expose the white shirt beneath.  On their head is a straw-colored hat with a flower on the brim.

Portrait of Antoine-Vincent-Louis-Barbe Duplas

ca. 1763
Marianne Loir, Portrait of Antoine-Vincent-Louis-Barbe Duplas, ca. 1763. Oil on canvas, 75 x 59 cm. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Tours
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Tours

A woman with very light skin, very pink cheeks, and long dark hair that is gray at the roots is seated at a table, looking out at the viewer. She wears a royal blue dress with brown or black fur trim and white lace at the ends of the sleeves, a short choker-like necklace around her neck, and holds a flower in one hand. In her other hand, she holds what may be a pen or pencil.

Portrait of Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Chatelet

n.d.
Marianne Loir, Portrait of Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Chatelet, n.d. Oil on canvas, 118 x 96 cm. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux