Silk in art: paintings, drawings and prints

魚肥山果熟, 1925.

魚肥山果熟 (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), color on silk, hanging scroll

Adachi Museum of Art, Japan

Grace, Countess of Clanbrassil, Jean-Étienne Liotard

Grace, Countess of Clanbrassil, 1774.

Grace, Countess of Clanbrassil (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Portrait of a Lady, 1780.

Porträtt av en dam (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Madame Charles-Hilaire Têtu, née Elizabeth O'Brien, and Her Son Eugène, Théophile Hamel

Madame Charles-Hilaire Têtu, née Elizabeth O'Brien, and Her Son Eugène, 1841.

Madame Charles-Hilaire Têtu, née Elizabeth O'Brien, and Her… (museum title)

Théophile Hamel (Canadian), oil on canvas

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada

Portrait of Grand Duchess Sophia, second wife of Tsarevich Paul, Alexandre Roslin

Portrait of Grand Duchess Sophia, second wife of Tsarevich Paul, 1777.

Portrait of Grand Duchess Sophia, second wife of Tsarevich… (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish)

Princeton University Art Museum, United States

King Gustav III of Sweden, Alexandre Roslin

King Gustav III of Sweden, 1775.

Gustav III (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

絵になる最初, 1913.

絵になる最初 (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), ink and color on silk

Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Japan

飼われたる猿と兎, 1908.

飼われたる猿と兎 (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), ink and color on silk, pair of six-panel screens

National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan

Gamecocks, 1838.

Gamecocks (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, and Holy Roman Empress, Jean-Étienne Liotard

Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, and Holy Roman Empress, 1747.

Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and… (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), enamel on copper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

春雪, 1942.

春雪 (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), ink and color on silk

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan

The Green Coat, 1926.

The Green Coat (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Ulster Museum, United Kingdom

Itako in Early Summer, 1930.

Itako in Early Summer (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), color on silk

Yamatane Museum of Art, Japan

秋興, 1927.

秋興 (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), ink and color on silk

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan

Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860), Princesse de Broglie, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860), Princesse de Broglie, 1851–1853.

Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de… (museum title)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

江南春寺静, 1921.

江南春寺静 (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), color on silk, hanging scroll

Adachi Museum of Art, Japan

アレ夕立に, 1909.

アレ夕立に (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), ink, color, gold and mica on silk, hanging scroll

Takashimaya Historical Museum, Japan

Portrait of Izabela Czartoryska, Alexandre Roslin

Portrait of Izabela Czartoryska, 1774.

Portrait of Izabela Czartoryska (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Frederick Adolf (1750–1803), Prince of Sweden, Gustav III:s Brother, 1771, Alexandre Roslin

Frederick Adolf (1750–1803), Prince of Sweden, Gustav III:s Brother, 1771, 1770.

Fredrik Adolf, (1750-1803), prins av Sverige, Gustav III:s… (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Historic Spot of Rome (left), Takeuchi Seihō

Historic Spot of Rome (left), 1903.

Historic Spot of Rome (left) (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), ink and color on silk, folding screen

Umi-Mori Art Museum, Japan

The Studio, c. 1870.

The Studio (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Christoffer Bogislaus Zibet, Court Chancellor and Baron, 1784, Alexandre Roslin

Christoffer Bogislaus Zibet, Court Chancellor and Baron, 1784, 1784.

Christoffer Bogislaus Zibet, hovkansler och friherre, 1784 (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Portrait of Royal Chancellor Nils Barck (1713-1782), Alexandre Roslin

Portrait of Royal Chancellor Nils Barck (1713-1782), 1778.

Porträtt av Hovkanslern Nils Barck (1713-1782) (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Malmö Art Museum, Sweden

Portrait of a Lady, 1777.

Damporträtt (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Portrait of Princess Natalia Petrovna Golitsyn, born Tjernysjev, Alexandre Roslin

Portrait of Princess Natalia Petrovna Golitsyn, born Tjernysjev, 1777.

Portrait of Princess Natalia Petrovna Golitsyn, born… (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Malmö Art Museum, Sweden

Sofia Albertina, Princess of Sweden, Alexandre Roslin

Sofia Albertina, Princess of Sweden, 1775.

Sofia Albertina, 1753-1829, prinsessa av Sverige, abedissa… (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Portrait of Madame Frédéric de Reiset, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Portrait of Madame Frédéric de Reiset, 1846.

Portrait de Madame Frédéric de Reiset (museum title)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French), oil on canvas

Fogg Art Museum, United States

Portrait of a Lady

Kvinnoporträtt (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

John Jennings Esq., his Brother and Sister-in-Law, Alexandre Roslin

John Jennings Esq., his Brother and Sister-in-Law, 1769.

Brukspatron John Jennings, hans bror och svägerska (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

The Artist and his Wife Marie Suzanne Giroust painting the Portrait of Henrik Wilhelm Peill, Alexandre Roslin

The Artist and his Wife Marie Suzanne Giroust painting the Portrait of Henrik Wilhelm Peill, 1767.

Konstnären och hans hustru Marie Suzanne Giroust målande… (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

艶陽, 1940.

艶陽 (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), ink and color on silk

Yamatane Museum of Art, Japan

爐邊, 1935.

爐邊 (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), color on silk, hanging scroll

Adachi Museum of Art, Japan

雨霽, 1928.

雨霽 (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), color on silk, pair of six-panel screens

Adachi Museum of Art, Japan

Portrait of Julie de Thellusson-Ployard, Jean-Étienne Liotard

Portrait of Julie de Thellusson-Ployard, 1760.

Bildnis Julie de Thellusson-Ployard (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on parchment

Oskar Reinhart Museum "Am Stadtgarten", Winterthur, Switzerland

Portrait of a Woman, c. 1650.

Portrait of a Woman (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Silk Shoes, 1938.

Silkkikenkä (museum title)

Helene Schjerfbeck (Finnish), lithograph

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Wild Geese and Water, Katsushika Hokusai

Wild Geese and Water, 1839.

Wild Geese and Water (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Sofia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden, Alexandre Roslin

Sofia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden, 1774.

Sofia Magdalena 1746-1813, prinsessa av Danmark, drottning… (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France, Jean-Étienne Liotard

Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France, 1749.

Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Historic Spot of Rome (right), Takeuchi Seihō

Historic Spot of Rome (right), 1903.

Historic Spot of Rome (right) (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), ink and color on silk, folding screen

Umi-Mori Art Museum, Japan

Self-Portrait, 1790.

Self-Portrait (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Malmö Art Museum, Sweden

Young Girl Preparing to Adorn the Statue of Cupid with a Garland of Flowers, Alexandre Roslin

Young Girl Preparing to Adorn the Statue of Cupid with a Garland of Flowers, 1783.

Jeune Fille s'apprêtant à orner la statue de l'Amour d'une… (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Zoie Ghika (dead ca 1830), princess of Moldau and Wallachia, Alexandre Roslin

Zoie Ghika (dead ca 1830), princess of Moldau and Wallachia, 1777.

Zoie Ghika (död omkr. 1830), prinsessa av Moldau och… (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Cockfighting, 1926.

Cockfighting (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), color on silk

Yamatane Museum of Art, Japan

班猫, 1924.

班猫 (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), color on silk

Yamatane Museum of Art, Japan

Portrait of Marie-Justine-Benoîte Favart-Duronceray, Jean-Étienne Liotard

Portrait of Marie-Justine-Benoîte Favart-Duronceray, 1757.

Bildnis Marie-Justine-Benoîte Favart-Duronceray (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on parchment

Oskar Reinhart Museum "Am Stadtgarten", Winterthur, Switzerland

Foxes and Raccoon Dog, 1908.

Foxes and Raccoon Dog (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), ink and color on silk, folding screen

Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan

Young Girl Holding a Pot of Hyacinths, Jean-Étienne Liotard

Young Girl Holding a Pot of Hyacinths, c. 1750–1755.

Young Girl Holding a Pot of Hyacinths (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on parchment

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Lady with the Veil. The Artist's Wife Marie Suzanne Giroust, Alexandre Roslin

The Lady with the Veil. The Artist's Wife Marie Suzanne Giroust, 1768.

Damen med slöjan. Konstnärens maka Suzanne Roslin (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Portrait of Catherine Bégon, Jean-Étienne Liotard

Portrait of Catherine Bégon, 1746.

Portrait of Catherine Bégon (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on parchment

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands