Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1694
Dame de Qualité en Deshabile
A print of a woman seated by the fire with a fan, the title cut away, identified as 'Dame de Qualité en Deshabile'.
The gentlewoman is wearing a skirt with a laced bodice and a robe de chambre. Though she is in 'undress' she is wearing a fontange, a structure of wire, lace and silk, named after Mademoiselle de Fontange who was one of the mistresses of the King of France. The lady is also holding a fan and has several patches (fake beauty marks made from fabric) on her face.
The engraver and publisher is Antoine Trouvain (c.1653 – 1708), a Frenchman specialised in engraving and publishing fashion plates and almanacs.
Further reading:
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:
- 2002.139/360
- Object name:
- Dame de Qualité en Deshabile
- Artist/Maker:
- Trouvain, Antoine
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- Production date:
- 1694
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 256 mm, W 190 mm (paper), H 279 mm, W 219 mm (paper) support
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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