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Pastel portrait of a young woman with curled auburn hair, pearls and flowers, holding a blue parrot against a dark background.

A Young Lady with a Parrot

A young woman with reddish-gold curls, pearls and flowers in her hair, turns her head toward the viewer while holding a blue parrot on her right hand. Her blue silk gown with pink bows and lace frames a low neckline, drawn in soft pastel on a dark, smoky background.

Artist
Rosalba Carriera
Date
c. 1730
Medium
Pastel on blue laid paper, mounted on laminated paper board
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2028 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1735).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Regenstein Collection

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