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Description: | Even though she appears not to have been very wealthy, this woman wears a light shawl, an accessory which was very fashionable from around 1778. They were usually worn with simple cotton dresses. It is difficult to say what sort of dress is worn here, but in any case it is certainly simpler than those worn earlier in the century, showing the general dressing down of fashions at the end of Louis XVI's reign. In a climate of social unrest, ladies started to wear dresses and accessories which made them look less extravagant and thus closer to the people. | Subjects: | portrait | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: French School Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8940... | Go to resource |
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