Portrait of a Young Girl (Guérin)

Portrait of a Young Girl (French: Jeune fille en buste) is an oil on canvas painting by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, from in 1794.

One of Guérin's early works, the painting treats the subject in a frank and direct way.

It is a portrait of a young girl, depicted while covering her breasts with both hands.

The smooth background, simplicity of the design and the use of the measured color are characteristic of the neo-classical style and of the school of Jean-Baptiste Regnault and Jacques-Louis David.

[1] The girl's short hair is inspired by the Titus cut (French: coiffure à la Titus),[2] popular in France at the time and based on the hairstyle of the Roman era.