Fashion and Elegance: Fashionable Ladies and Gentlemen of the 1740s
During the early 18th century small series of costume plates reported on the fashion of the day. Women wore the loose-fitting robe volante, also called a ‘sack-backed gown’ in English, over which women sometimes added a short, hooded cloak known as a bagnolette. Men dressed in long coats over a waistcoat and knee-breeches. Pig-tail wigs were adorned with large bows, and tricorne hats were tucked under the arm rather than worn on the head. The two large prints from around 1760 show Parisians out for a stroll. Curiously, the women wear wide paniers (hoop skirts) for their promenade on the ramparts. In the caption underneath, they are condemned as silly slaves of fashion who blindly follow the dictates of the latest trends.
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Fashion and Elegance: Fashionable Ladies and Gentlemen of the 1740s
During the early 18th century small series of costume plates reported on the fashion of the day. Women wore the loose-fitting robe volante, also called a ‘sack-backed gown’ in English, over which women sometimes added a short, hooded cloak known as a bagnolette. Men dressed in long coats over a waistcoat and knee-breeches. Pig-tail wigs were adorned with large bows, and tricorne hats were tucked under the arm rather than worn on the head. The two large prints from around 1760 show Parisians out for a stroll. Curiously, the women wear wide paniers (hoop skirts) for their promenade on the ramparts. In the caption underneath, they are condemned as silly slaves of fashion who blindly follow the dictates of the latest trends.
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Aankoop uit het F.G. Waller-Fonds
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Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds
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During the early 18th century ...... dictates of the latest trends.
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Kleine series kostuumprenten d ...... navolgen wat de mode dicteert.
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RP-P-2009-1649
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Rijksmuseum
subject
1730 - 1750
title
Fashion and Elegance: Fashionable Ladies and Gentlemen of the 1740s
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Mode en elegantie: Modieuze mannen en vrouwen in de jaren 1740
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1744
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1744
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extent
height 274 mm
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plaatrand breedte 185 mm
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plaatrand hoogte 274 mm
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width 185 mm
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Collectie: kostuum- en modeprenten
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Collectie: prenten
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Collection: costume and fashion prints
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Collection: prints
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temporal
second quarter 18th century
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tweede kwart 18e eeuw
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