Elizabeth Philippine was the youngest child of Dauphine Marie Josèphe, born in 1764. She stayed with her older brother, Louis XVI. According to her Wikipedia article, Robespierre wanted to exile her, but "She was accused of assisting the king's flight, of supplying émigrés with funds, and of encouraging the resistance of the royal troops during the events of 10 August 1792. During her trial, she replied, when addressed as 'The Sister of a Tyrant': 'If my brother had been what you call him, you would not have been where you are, nor I where I am.' She was condemned to death and guillotined the following day." She never married.
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SUBALBUM: Élisabeth Philippine Marie Helene de France, Madame Élisabeth
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Marie Adrienne Francoise de Noailles, Marquise de La Fayette by ? (auctioned by Christie's)
According to her Wikipedia article, she "...married Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette.
They had four children: Henriette (1776–1778), Anastasie Louise Pauline du Motier (1777–1863), Georges Washington Louis Gilbert du Motier, (1779–1849), and Marie Antoinette Virginie du Motier (1782–1849)..." It is evident from the children's names that Gilbert was the Marquis de Lafayette involved in the American Revolution and the children were born before 1789.
From Wikimedia; numerous spots removed throughout the image with Photoshop by gogm.
Adrienne is dressed in keeping with mid 1780s fashion in this portrait.
Keywords: Adrienne de Noailles, de Noailles family, du Motier family, high straight coiffure, feathered cap, square neckline, modesty piece, bertha
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1784 Princess Augusta Sophia; Princess Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg; Charlotte Augusta Matilda, Princess Royal by Arthur N. Sanders after Thomas Gainsborough (National Portrait Gallery - London UK)
From Wikimedia; sepia tone removed by gogm.
This is a print based on the original or Dupont copy of it shown in the previous image.
Keywords: 1784, Gainsborough, Sanders, Augusta Sophia, Elizabeth of Hesse-Homburg, Princess Royal Charlotte, Welf family, Hesse-Homburg family, Württemberg family, Princess, Queen, British, long bouffant coiffure, scoop neckline, bertha, bows, elbow length close sleeves, engageantes, long tight sleeves, elbow length tight sleeves, waist band, shallow vee waistline, natural waistline, full skirt, train, wrap
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1784 Three eldest daughers of George III (Charlotte, Augusta and Elizabeth) by Gainsborough Dupont (1754-1797) after Thomas Gainsborough (Victoria and Albert Museum - London UK)
From Wikimedia.
Gainsborough shows George III's three oldest daughters in fashionably simple yet opulent dresses. All three have berthas and at least two have waist bands. All three dresses have trains.
Keywords: 1784, Gainsborough, Dupont, Augusta Sophia, Elizabeth of Hesse-Homburg, Princess Royal Charlotte, Welf family, Hesse-Homburg family, Württemberg family, Princess, Queen, British, long bouffant coiffure, scoop neckline, bertha, bows, elbow length close sleeves, engageantes, long tight sleeves, elbow length tight sleeves, waist band, shallow vee waistline, natural waistline, full skirt, train, wrap
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Madame Lafayette by Albert Rosenthal
From Wikimedia.
Mme. de Lafayette wears a redingote with wide lapels and big buttons in this 1894 portrait, the original for which is unknown to gogm.
Keywords: Rosenthal, Adrienne de Noailles, de Noailles family, du Motier family, bouffant coiffure, high neckline, fichu, redingote, collar, lapels, buttons, long tight sleeves, cuffs, full skirt
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Vicomtesse de Vaudreuil by Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun and studio (Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College - Hanover, New Hampshire USA)
Upgrade image posted 3 September 2013 from the lost museum Web site.
This is a copy of the previous image by Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun and her studio.
Keywords: 1785, Vigée-Lebrun, Viscountess, French, long bouffant coiffure, hat, strap, bows, high neckline, neck ruff, collar, elbow length tight sleeves, engageantes, full skirt
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ca. 1776 Countess of Altamira and her son by Agustin Esteve (Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York USA)
From Wikimedia.
María Ignacia wears a unique dress with a basque waistline set off with a frilly peplum and a (not off shoulder) scoop neckline framed by a double bertha while her skirt and over-skirt are not supported.
Keywords: 1776, Esteve, María Ignacia Countess of Altamira, Álvarez de Toledo y Gonzaga family, de Moscoso y Alvarez de Toledo family, Countess, Spanish, long curly coiffure, chemise, scoop neckline, lace, bodice, scoop décolletage, bows, bertha, elbow length full sleeves, engageantes, peplum, basque waistline, full skirt, over-skirt, flounces
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1787-1788 Condesa de Altamira and her daughter, María Agustina by Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Metropolitan Mueum of Art - New York City, New York USA)
Her genealogical sketch is here. Goya portrayed her mother, Maria Antonia Dorotea Sinforosa Gonzaga Caracciolo, in 1795.
Upgrade image posted 6 February 2015 from web.aldeeu.org/2014/04/28/reunion-sin-precedentes-de-la-familia-altamira-en-el-metropolitan/.
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SUBALBUM: María Teresa de Vallabriga
There is no Wikipedia article for her, but there is an article about her in thepeerage. Her daughter Maria Luisa can be seen here and here.
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SUBALBUM: Maria Fitzherbert
She was married three times, the third time to the Prince of Wales in a less-than-marriage marriage. Her Wikipedia article states her Catholic religion and other considerations (what dynasty did she represent) would have prevented a full marriage, so they settled for something else.
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1781 Ernestine Fredérique, Princess de Croy by Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun (Nationalmuseum - Stockholm Sweden)
Princess Ernestine wears a pastel blue dress with a laced bodice and a sheer fichu decorated with stripes, a fashionable accessory in 1781.
Keywords: 1781, Vigée-Lebrun, Ernestine Fredérique de Croy, Croy family, Princess, high straight coiffure, ribbon floral headdress, fichu, vee neckline, bows, laced bodice, square décolletage, upper puffed sleeves
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ca. 1780 Anna Teofila Potocka by Marcello Bacciarelli (location unknown to gogm)
French style has crossed Prussia into Poland as Anna Potocka wears a dark dress with a square neckline framed by a double lace bertha and close sleeves with matching engageantes in this Bacciarelli portrait from around 1780.
Keywords: 1780, Bacciarelli, Anna Sapieha Potocka, Sapieha family, Potocka family, Polish, long high straight coiffure, feathered hat, square neckline, bertha, lace, elbow length close sleeves, engageantes, earrings, gloves
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1781 Lady Elizabeth Compton by Sir Joshua Reynolds (National Gallery of Art - Washington, DC USA)
From www.wikipaintings.org/en/joshua-reynolds/. I cannot locate a higher-quality version of this image.
British casual style dresses did not change for decades, even if the coiffures did as seen in this 1781 Reynolds portrait of Lady Elizabeth Compton.
Keywords: 1781, Reynolds, Elizabeth Compton, Compton family, Cavendish family, Countess, British, high straight coiffure, ribbon headdress, coat, lapels, long full sleeves, chemise, long full under-sleeves, criss-cross bodice, vee décolletage, shallow vee waistline, close skirt, drapery, shoes, necklace, pendant
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1780 (published) Lady Elizabeth Compton by Matthew William Peters (Pyms Gallery)
Her article from thepeerage states she became a Countess late in her life.
Elizabeth Compton wears very high coiffure ornamented with a top piece, sheer fabric, and draped pearls as well as a fichu in this Peters portrait. A bow that matches her arm bands decorate her dress.
Keywords: Peters, Elizabeth Compton, Compton family, Cavendish family, Countess, British, high straight coiffure, jeweled ribbon headdress, fichu, vee neckline, square neckline, bows, accordion sleeves, arm bands
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1783 Diane Adélaïde de Damas d’Antigny, Comtesse de Simiane by Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun
Her genealogical outline is here. Mark Leepson, inLafayette - Lessons in Leadership from the Idealist Generalstates the Marquis de Lafayette had ongoing relationships with the Comtesse d'Hunolstein and Diane Adélaïde. The Comtesse d'Hunolstein broke off her relationship, left public life, and retired to a convent while the Marquis continued his relationship with this Countess.
From batguano.
Hair went straight up in the 1760s and 70s; now it is spreading out. Countess Diane also appears to be wearing a sheath dress with a tent bodice.
Keywords: 1783, Vigée-Lebrun, Comtesse de Simiane, Damas d'Antigny family, Simiane family, Countess, French, mistress, Marquis de Lafayette, bouffant coiffure, ribbon headdress, square neckline, bows, tent bodice, quarter length close sleeves, ruffles, under-dress, modesty piece, flared under-sleeves, waist band
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1784 Lady Folding a Letter (Comtesse de Cérès) by Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun (Toledo Museum of Art - Toledo, Ohio USA)
I can find no biographical information about her.
From www.eurocles.com/arpoma/.
The shimmering colors suggest this is a dupioni fabric dress. The colors are striking, particularly the violet plumed hat and the white ruff and black lace wrap. This dress probably gets attention.
Keywords: 1784, Vigée-Lebrun, Comtesse de Cérès, Countess, French, curly coiffure, feathered hat, ruff, cape, long close sleeves, forward-back flared cuffs, full skirt, wrap, lace
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ca. 1777 Dorothy, née Shafto Countess of Lisburne by Sir Joshua Reynolds (private collection)
Countess Dorothy's article in thepeerage, with a version of this image that I used for adjusting color of this Wikipaintings image, is here. The original Wikimedia image is biased towards yellow, even the book has buttery-colored pages. I lowered the temperature and shifted the color towards the blue and also used Photoshop to remove a few spots in the background.
Countess Dorothy looke every bit a Countess in casual yet luxurious satin dress and a towering pouff of hair above in this 1777 Reynolds portrait.
Keywords: 1777, Reynolds, Dorothy Shafto, Shafto family, Vaughan family, Countess, British, high straight coiffure, ribbon headdress, scarf, square neckline, long bottom-flared sleeves, waist band, natural waistline, brooch
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SUBALBUM: Aglaé Louise, Duchesse of Guiche
Aglaé Louise Françoise Gabrielle de Polignac was the daughter of Yolande, Duchesse de Polignac. According to her Wikipedia article, she married the "...Duc de Gramont et Guiche. She then became the Duchess of Guiche and was nicknamed 'Guichette' by her family."
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1787 Marquise de Pezay (or Pezé), and the Marquise de Rougé with Her Sons Alexis and Adrien by Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun (National Gallery of Art - Washington, DC USA)
The two Ladies are Caroline de Murat (not Napoléon Bonaparte's sister), Marquise de Pezay, and Victornienne de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise de Rougé. There are French language Wikipedia articles about the Marquis de Pezay and de Rougé.
Upgrade image from Athenaeum posted on 28 November 2012.
This group portrait is a showcase of pre-Revolutionary dress with at least one sheath, long tight sleeves, striped fabric, and curly coiffures encased in a wide cap and a wide turban.
Keywords: 1787, Vigée-Lebrun, Marquise de Pezay, Marquise de Rougé, Murat family, de Pezay family, de Mortemart family, de Rougé family, Marquise, French, long bouffant coiffure, cap, turban, scoop neckline, bertha, long tight upper puffed sleeves, cuffs, long close sleeves, waist band, full skirt, sheath dress
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Nathalie Victorienne de Mortemart, Marquise de Rougé in riding habit by Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun (auctioned by Christie's)
The colors of her military-inspired dress are American rebel uniform colors. Her husband Bonabes was killed on the vesselZéléwhile returning to America as part of the French forces there in 1783. They married in 1777 and I do not know when he was first posted to America.
From batguano.
Nathalie is dressed showing support for her husband's military engagement in Britain's colonies. She may be wearing a fur hat, also reflecting military influence. See a comparable portrait of Lady Worsley here.
Keywords: 1787, Vigée-Lebrun, Marquise de Rougé, de Mortemart family, de Rougé family, Marquise, French, long curly coiffure, feathered hat, chemisette, vee neckline, collar, neck tie, jacket, lapels, long tight sleeves, buttons, vest
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