Portret van een dame

This 1721 panel portrait of a woman at the Museum Mayer van den Bergh in Antwerp forms a pair with the 1714 panel portrait of a young woman in the same collection, making this an unusually concentrated holding of Largillière's panel-format work. The seven years between the two works—if the subjects are the same woman—would represent a fascinating document of maturation and change in a single sitter; if different subjects, the two panels represent Largillière's continued use of this unusual support for Flemish-connected commissions. By 1721, Largillière's female portrait style had evolved further from its Flemish beginnings toward the lighter, warmer tonality of his fully French manner, though the panel support maintains a precision and luminosity different from his canvas works.

The 1721 panel portrait compared to the 1714 example in the same collection would reveal Largillière's stylistic evolution: warmer palette, slightly lighter background, and greater fluency in the handling of contemporary dress styles. The panel surface continues to encourage the clean, crisp brushwork and deep glazes that distinguish his panel work from his broader canvas handling.