The rising or the Chamber
Oil on canvas
58,5 X 43,5 cm without frame
78 x 57 cm
Beautiful frame, Louis XVI du XVIII10th century carved wood and gilded with gold leaf.

A descendant of Jean Charpentier, a Parisian painter and gilder, Jean-Baptiste Charpentier was admitted to the Academy of Saint Luke in 1760 and became a professor there. He exhibited portraits and genre scenes for many years. He was painter to the Duke of Penthièvre and his family, a very comfortable position; a full-length portrait of the Duke can be admired at the Museum of Rennes. He married Anne-Catherine Le Prince, sister of the renowned painter Jean-Baptiste Le Prince. He exhibited at the Salon between 1780 and 1785.

This intimate moment takes place in the bedroom of a young noblewoman. Standing before her dressing table where perfume bottles are placed, she holds a veil covering her hips, her smiling face turned towards the mirror.
Her maid helps her dress; the blue silk gown is laid out on a magnificent Louis armchair. XVI gilded wood covered in orange velvet.