Robes Modèles Historiques: Gabrielle d’Estrée
Designer M. Robin French
Publisher Ancienne Maison Martinet French
Imp. Becquet French
Not on view
55th plate of album with 60 19th-century costume plates and 1 drawing of mostly women's historical costumes, featuring a variety of designs for traditional costumes from different parts of the world, as well as costumes for literary characters, including Esmeralda. This plate consists of a costume for Gabrielle d’Estrée, made up of a violet gown in the style of Queen Elizabeth I with a white chemise with vertical ruffled stripes and a double ruff on the neckline, and ruffled sleeves, and a white underskirt with golden borders and scrolling motifs. She wears a violet hat on her hair, decorated with small, white feathers, and her face and hands are heavily made up with white powder. She holds a soft pink book in her hands, which she appears to be reading.
