“… In the mid-70s. Renoir creates several magnificent portraits of the actress of the Odeon Theater Henrietta Henriot. Perhaps she suggested to Renoir the portrait of Reading Role. She posed for the portrait in his growing Paris Lady. In 1876 year, he painted a portrait of Henrietta Henriot, who is now in the National Gallery in Washington.
Looking at him, we see how varied Renoir was in his choice of means of expression. He saw in Madame Anrio a woman of the 18th century, elegant, delicate, and he chose light, almost pastel colors for her portrait: smoky gray and light green.
An open face with regular features, dark eyes and dark brown hair create a classic portrait composition resembling female portraits of French artists of the mid-18th century… “
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