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1775-1780 British court dress (Victoria & Albert Museum - London UK) front,...
From oldrags.tumblr.com/tagged/1780%27s/page/3. Saved image 10 cm high with 100 pixels/cm resolution.The front of this dress, no longer with lace bertha, modesty piece, or engageantes and, probably,...
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1781 Grand deuil de cour
From 25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhju70yKTt1qga5wno1_1280.The harsh lines of court dress are tamed in this robe a l'anglaise mourning dress made with crepe decorated with gauze and ribbons.Keywords:...
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1781 Grand deuil de cour
From 25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhju70yKTt1qga5wno1_1280.The harsh lines of court dress are tamed in this robe a l'anglaise mourning dress made with crepe decorated with gauze and ribbons.Keywords:...
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1783 The Mall in St. James Park by Thomas Gainsborough (Frick Collection -...
Lucinda Brant Author's pinterest posting of a close up of the lower right group had this comment, "If Looks could Kill! Beautiful Young Things give each other the once over. while promenading. Is that...
View Article1783 The Mall in St. James Park by Thomas Gainsborough (Frick Collection -...
From the Google Art Project.
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1787 Figure de mode - dame en robe de cour ou nouvelle étiquette by Charles...
From Les Arts Decoratifs.Her coiffure is wide, emphasized by pouffs of flowers under feathers. If this is a saque-back, there is not vivible evidence of it. The over-skirt originates at the point of...
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1778 Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français. 14e. Cahier des Costumes...
The lack of back panels or sack and the sharp vee waistline suggest this French court dress, is a robe à l'anglaise with extensive lace and fur decoration. The over-skirt is draped like a...
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1775-1780 French made (Victoria and Albert Museum - London UK)
The images are from From collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O74217/robe-unknown/.The huge widths of earlier court dresses are not matched by this one. It has an ankle-length skirt, but the narrow width and...
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1786 Court dress
From pinterest.com/freem058/georgian-era-1714-1800/.The artist has created an impression of actual depth harkening back to the era of robes volant in the early post-Louis XIV era - this is not a waffle...
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1777-1778 Anne, Countess of Chesterfield by Thomas Gainsborough (Getty Museum...
Her maiden name was Thistlethwayte; her article in thepeerage is here.From fleurdulys.tumblr.com/image/36017125677; spots removed mainly from background with Photoshop by gogm.Anne Thistlethwayte poses...
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According to her Wikipedia article, Amy Lyon was a very pretty girl born to a blacksmith in Ness near Neston, Cheshire and she wanted out. She left town for London and did work comparable to an exotic...
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SUBALBUM: Mary McDonald Chichester
Thepeerage article for Mary McDonald Chichester is here. She married Sir Thomas Hugh Constable, who was given the title 1st Baronet Clifford, of Tixall, Staffordshire at the request of King Louis XVIII...
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1786 Sarah Fane, Countess of Westmorland by Ozias Humphrey (Trinity...
From theromanticqueryletter.blogspot.com/2009/12/patronesses-of-almacks.Countess Sarah may be wearing a sheath with a lace-edged fichu covering the neckline. Her right sleeve has a puffed top and a...
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Grand habit de cour, French court gown, 18th century fashion plate
From brsis.tumblr.com/image/8013634389.The diminutive engageantes are in keeping with 1780s fashion. The over-skirt has border flounces secured with adjustable gold ropes. Beneath is an under-skirt...
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Late 18th century French panniers of silk, cane, and metal (Metropolitan...
These panniers prevent sag along the middle of the upper surface of each side and allow the skirts to gently fall over the angle. The skirt will also be relatively narrow.Keywords: French, panniers
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ca. 1780-1781 Eleanor, Countess of Lauderdale by Angelica Kauffman (Museum of...
Her article in thepeerage is here.From googleartproject.Countess Eleanor wears a simple and luxurious dress in British style with an un-powdered bouffant coiffure with large curls massed like rolled...
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ca. 1775 (estimate based on age of child) Honorable Mrs. William Beresford,...
Her article in thepeerage is here.From xaxor.com/oil-paintings/.Baroness Decies is dressed somewhat too glamorously for taking care of her baby boy, but she is fulfilling her roles of maternity and...
View Article1787 Georgina Ann Poyntz by George Romney (location unknown to gogm)
She is not to be confused with Georgiana Spencer, the Duchess of Devonshire. Her article in thepeerage, with this image, is here. She married twice, but her first marriage was annulled by Act of...
View Article1789 Melanie de Forbin-Gardanne, Marquise de Villeneuve Flayosc by Jean-Louis...
Her genealogy can be seen here.From pinterest.com-laudur-beloved-baroque-paintings. This portrait, or one just like it, is at the Ackland Museum in Chapel Hill, North Caroline, USA.
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