Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1687
Femme de qualité en habit D'esté
A coloured print of a woman, entitled, 'Femme de qualité en habit D'esté' and inscribed 'Se vend a Paris chez N Arnoult rue de la fromagerie à l’image St. Claude aux halles. Avec pr du Roy/ N. Arnoult fec. 1687.'
The woman is wearing her summer dress: a mantua with a low-cut bodice. On her head is a commode; a wire structure covered with silk and ribbons. On her face are several patches, fake beauty marks made of fabric.
The print was made by Nicolas Arnoult (France, ca. 1671-1700). About 150 prints designed by him are known today.
Further reading:
Colas, R., Bibliographie Générale du Costume et de la Mode. Description des suites, recueils, séries, revues et livres Français et étrangers relatifs au costume civil, militaire et religieux, aux modes, aux coiffures et aux divers accessoires de l’habillement, avec une table méthodique et un index alphabétique, Paris 1933, pp. 130-132; entry 379.
Reynolds, A., In fine Style. The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion, London 2013.
Ribeiro, A., Fashion and Fiction. Dress in Art and Literature in Stuart England, London 2005.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 2002.139/305
- Object name:
- Femme de qualité en habit D'esté
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- Artist/Maker:
- Arnoult, Nicolas
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- Production date:
- 1687
- Material:
paper, ink, watercolour
- Measurements/duration:
- H 346 mm, W 260 mm (paper)
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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