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

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

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

The last dozen or so posts have been fairly well organized, but I don't think this one will be. January 1798, fig. 166, morning dress.  I'm interested in the back construction there - the shape of the pieces, and the roundness of the waist. March 1798, fig. 172, afternoon dress.  "Robe à la chemise of … Continue reading Gallery of Fashion