Mostly paintings, but I also want to bookmark this. Self Portrait, Angelica Kauffman, ca. 1780 Self Portrait in a Straw Hat, Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, after 1782 Lady Elizabeth Foster, Angelica Kauffman, 1784 Lady Elizabeth Foster, Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1787 Princess Louise Auguste, Jens Juel, 1787 Lady Lemon, by George Romney, 1787? M Lavoisier and his Wife, … Continue reading More Sources for My Thesis
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Thinking about Two Paintings
Two paintings from my last post - I have no real conclusions on them, but I find that writing as though I'm talking to someone else sometimes helps me understand things. Mrs. Bryan Cooke, George Romney, 1787-1791 - Amadis sleeves - Heavyish muslin used - Double ruffle around the neckline recalls the original construction of … Continue reading Thinking about Two Paintings
The Mantua
I was thinking about making this post the other night, when a profound revelation came upon me: I am a costuming/fashion history hipster. In American Nerd, Ben Nugent defines two important aspects of hipsterism. One is purism, as a reaction against the Baby Boomer eclecticism, and the other is an attachment to an "unfashionable" subject … Continue reading The Mantua
Painting Sources
It's so handy, being able to dump a huge thing of pictures here. Portrait of a Young Woman, James Nixon, 1780-1785 Atelier of a Painter, Marie Victoire Lemoine, ca. 1787? Mrs. Bryan Cooke, George Romney, 1787-1791 Comtesse de la Châtre, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1789 Lady Sophia Boyle, Anne Foldsone Mee, ca. 1790 Seated … Continue reading Painting Sources
Thinking about Petticoats
No pictures this time, just rambling. So I downloaded the entire run of Gallery of Fashion from the Bunka Gakuen online library (it took about three hours) and have been looking at the plates in a general way, trying to put together a bit of a timeline with regard to waistlines and hem flounces and … Continue reading Thinking about Petticoats
Mimic of Modes 