Marie Antoinette: The Queen of Fashion: Court Lady in a Robe de cour

from: Le Monument du Costume, after Jean Michel Moreau (1741-1814), etching, engraving, 1776

French queens were expected to set an example in the realm of fashion. As the wife of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette threw herself into this task with enthusiasm. Together with her marchande de modes Rose Bertin and her hairdresser Léonard, she launched many a new fashion. Court etiquette dictated robes de cour – lavishly embellished gowns with wide skirts. When receiving visitors, Marie Antoinette wore a robe à la polonaise 1 2, but preferred an informal, loose-fitting gown when at her own pavilion in Versailles. This chemise de la reine 3 was quickly adopted by other women of the elite.

Artwork typeprint, kostuumprent
Object numberRP-P-OB-69.697
Dimensionsheight 409 mm x width 324 mm

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Marie Antoinette: The Queen of Fashion: Court Lady in a Robe de cour

Identification

Title(s)
Marie Antoinette: The Queen of Fashion: Court Lady in a Robe de cour
Inscribed
La Dame du Palais de la Reine
Object type
Object number
RP-P-OB-69.697
Inscriptions / marks
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Copy number
24/38
Description
French queens were expected to set an example in the realm of fashion. As the wife of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette threw herself into this task with enthusiasm. Together with her marchande de modes Rose Bertin and her hairdresser Léonard, she launched many a new fashion. Court etiquette dictated robes de cour – lavishly embellished gowns with wide skirts. When receiving visitors, Marie Antoinette wore a robe à la polonaise 1 2, but preferred an informal, loose-fitting gown when at her own pavilion in Versailles. This chemise de la reine 3 was quickly adopted by other women of the elite.
Catalogue reference
Le Monument du Costume: Suite d'estampes pour servir à l'histoire des moeurs et du costume français dans le dix-huitième siècle, Parijs 1777 (tweede serie)

Creation

Creation
- print maker: Pietro Antonio Martini (mentioned on object)
- after design by: after design of Jean Michel Moreau (mentioned on object)
- verlener van privilege: Lodewijk XVI (koning van Frankrijk) (mentioned on object)
Dating
1777
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Material and technique

Material
Technique
Dimensions
height 409 mm x width 324 mm

Explanatory note

Maakt deel uit van een 38-delige serie, getiteld 'Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle', uitgegeven in 1789. De eerste twaalf prenten, naar ontwerp van Freudenberg, werden eerder uitgegeven onder de titel 'Suite d'Estampes pour servir à l'histoire des Modes et du Costume en France dans le dix-huitième siècle' (1774). De volgende 24 prenten, naar ontwerp van Moreau, werden in twee delen van twaalf prenten uitgegeven in 1777 en 1783 onder de titel 'Seconde suite d'estampes, pour servir à l'histoire des Modes et du Costume en France' en 'Troisième suite d'Estampes (...)'. In 1789 werd de serie als geheel uitgegeven, waaraan nog twee prenten werden toegevoegd. (Zie British Museum, inv.nr. 1925,0114.14).

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Documentation

- Le Monument du Costume: Suite d'estampes pour servir à l'histoire des moeurs et du costume français dans le dix-huitième siècle, Parijs 1777 (tweede serie)
- Portalis&Beraldi 3

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