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Description: | Signed: yes Description: This lady presents a hairstyle very much in fashion before 1780. At that time lady's hair or hairpieces were arranged in a manner which would make them look as high as possible. Hair was mounted on a cushion, and then decorated with flowers, fruit, feathers, even vegetable or various other items. It is not clear whether the sitter's dress may be a robe à la Française, a very ornate and large court dress embellished with lace, gauze ribbons and embroidery, or a robe à la Polonaise, a more simple piece of clothing meant for everyday wear. | Subjects: | portrait | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Sorg, Johann Jacob (French artist, 1743-1821) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8936... | Go to resource |
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