Edouard Frederic Wilhelm Richter, (1844 1913), is the painter responsible for this full length portrait called, The Blue Dress. He painted it in the 1870s. The handsome lady wearing it looks down over Maurice Quentin de la Tour Portrait of a lady, bust length, wearing Michelle Obama's Dress May Have Looked Simple, but It Spoke Volumes The New York Times Woman in Blue Dress Painting by Lucille Lee Saatchi Art