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Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Portraits of the Duchesse d'Angoulême
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A place for friends to meet... with reflections on politics, history, art, music, books, morals, manners, and matters of faith. A blog by Elena Maria Vidal.
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Elena, I've noticed several portraits from that period where a woman poses like the lady here does in the bottom picture, hand on the breast. Is there some sort of meaning to this?
By the way, at the risk of sounding effeminate, I like women's fashion from this period - is that the "Empire" style?
Yes, Mercury, it means there is the hope of being with child.
Oh, and yes, it is the "Empire" style or the "Regency" style in England.
The poor thing experienced so much heartache.
Greetings from NY state,
Lorraine
Welcome, Lorraine! Thank you for visiting!
Lovely portraits! I've always been fond of the first portrait, in the striped dress because, in my opinion, you can see much of her parents in her face.
OMG this portraits are so beautiful.!!!
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