Silk embroidered cape | Met Museum | 1795-1800

Silk embroidered cape | Met Museum | 1795-1800

fripperiesandfobs: Redingote ca. 1785 From the Rijks Museum

fripperiesandfobs:

Redingote ca. 1785

From the Rijks Museum

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French Fashions from 1780.

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Marie-Antoinette with Uncolored (!!!) Hair by François Dumond There’s no date, but I’d say this is late 1770s, especially because she looks so young; it could also be early 1780s (zone fronts were popular in this period). Wasn’t she beautiful? I love her delicately arched eyebrows.

Marie-Antoinette with Uncolored (!!!) Hair by François Dumond

There’s no date, but I’d say this is late 1770s, especially because she looks so young; it could also be early 1780s (zone fronts were popular in this period). Wasn’t she beautiful? I love her delicately arched eyebrows.

Gallerie des Modes 1780, a young nurse-maid in a long dress with apron and bonnet. Gotta love the child on a lease circa 1780s.

Gallerie des Modes 1780, a young nurse-maid in a long dress with apron and bonnet.

Gotta love the child on a lease circa 1780s.

Self-Portrait by Vigée-Lebrun, 1793 A gorgeous selfie by V-L, as usual - though it doesn’t look much like her! I adore the double ribbon closure around the neck of her chemise à la reine.

Self-Portrait by Vigée-Lebrun, 1793

A gorgeous selfie by V-L, as usual - though it doesn’t look much like her! I adore the double ribbon closure around the neck of her chemise à la reine.

Portrait of a Lady This lovely portrait is unsigned and and undated, but the pastel medium leads me to believe that it was created by a female artist, since pastel was an easier and typically feminine medium (and hence was more “acceptable” for women to practice); if it is by a woman, I’m not surprised that there’s no artist’s name. After all, in France’s famous Académie alone,only four women were permitted to be academicians at once - not a very encouraging time to be a female artist! As for the date, I’m far less certain since riding habits - and this one is glorious - remained relatively unchanged over the decades. If I was better at hats, I could date it from that! Oh, more and more things to learn..

Portrait of a Lady

This lovely portrait is unsigned and and undated, but the pastel medium leads me to believe that it was created by a female artist, since pastel was an easier and typically feminine medium (and hence was more “acceptable” for women to practice); if it is by a woman, I’m not surprised that there’s no artist’s name. After all, in France’s famous Académie alone,only four women were permitted to be academicians at once - not a very encouraging time to be a female artist!

As for the date, I’m far less certain since riding habits - and this one is glorious - remained relatively unchanged over the decades. If I was better at hats, I could date it from that! Oh, more and more things to learn..

Victoire Louise Marie Thérèse de France (Madame Victoire) by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, 1788 Stunning purple! What a delicious robe à la française. I also just realized that there is a fleur de lis in the upper left corner, and I can’t tell if that is painted on or if it was somehow added by someone on the internet.. I’ve never seen a symbol like that in the corner of a portrait, but it would make sense as the fleur de lis is the symbol of the ancien régime (and Mdm Victoire is the daughter of King Louis XV)!

Victoire Louise Marie Thérèse de France (Madame Victoire) by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, 1788

Stunning purple! What a delicious robe à la française. I also just realized that there is a fleur de lis in the upper left corner, and I can’t tell if that is painted on or if it was somehow added by someone on the internet.. I’ve never seen a symbol like that in the corner of a portrait, but it would make sense as the fleur de lis is the symbol of the ancien régime (and Mdm Victoire is the daughter of King Louis XV)!

Marie-Antoinette by Vigée-Lebrun (of course), 1788 Le reine de mode! J’adore le bordure de fourrure.

Marie-Antoinette by Vigée-Lebrun (of course), 1788

Le reine de mode! J’adore le bordure de fourrure.

Gallerie des Modes Pierrot, 1787 Eighteenth century clothes while cuddling a cat? With a peppy dog at her feet? This is basically me.

Gallerie des Modes Pierrot, 1787

Eighteenth century clothes while cuddling a cat? With a peppy dog at her feet? This is basically me.


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