"The Duchesse de Choiseul as Diana"

Oudry employs a subtle chiaroscuro, using light and shadow to model the woman's form against a tranquil landscape of trees and a cloud‑dotted sky. The delicate lace, pink ribbons, and the glossy finish of the velvet demonstrate the painter’s attention to texture and his skill in rendering luxurious fabrics.

After remaining in private hands for over two centuries, the painting entered the Norton Simon Museum’s holdings in the twentieth century. Its acquisition expanded the museum’s representation of French Baroque portraiture and provided a rare example of Oudry’s mythological genre works.