Collection of French Costume Designs or Portrait Types

Possibly connected to Antoine Caire-Morand French

ca. 1785–90

Not on view

Album with 14 leaves of pen, graphite and gouache drawings of female portrait types wearing late eighteenth-century costumes and accessories, combined with inscriptions in ink and graphite. The album contains original designs, as well as drawings and inscriptions after various engravings and text from Jean Antoine Le Brun's Cabinet des Modes (1785-1790).

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Collection of French Costume Designs or Portrait Types
Artist: Anonymous, French, 18th century
Artist: Possibly connected to Antoine Caire-Morand (French, Briançon 1747–1825 Turin)
Artist: Anonymous, French, 19th century
Date: ca. 1785–90
Medium: Pen and black ink, graphite, gouache
Dimensions: Overall: 7 5/16 x 10 7/16 x 1/4 in. (18.5 x 26.5 x 0.6 cm)
Classifications: Albums, Ornament & Architecture, Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1957
Object Number: 57.559.6(1r-14v)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Two Costume Designs or Portrait Types, Anonymous, French, 18th century French, Pen and black ink, graphite, gouache — Two Costume Designs or Portrait Types
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Collection of French Costume Designs or Portrait Types; Title Page, Anonymous, French, 18th century French, Pen and black ink, graphite, gouache — Collection of French Costume Designs or Portrait Types; Title Page
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Two Costume Designs or Portrait Studies. Woman with a Bird and a Woman with Binoculars, Anonymous, French, 18th century French, Pen and black ink, graphite, gouache — Two Costume Designs or Portrait Studies. Woman with a Bird and a Woman with Binoculars
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Sketches for Details of a Dress and Other Accessories, Anonymous, French, 18th century French, Pen and black ink, graphite, gouache — Sketches for Details of a Dress and Other Accessories
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Sketches for a Bonnet and Accessories, Anonymous, French, 18th century French, Pen and black ink, graphite, gouache — Sketches for a Bonnet and Accessories
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