The Latest Fashions, Expressly Designed and Prepared for Le Moniteur de la Mode
Le Moniteur de la mode was a weekly fashion magazine produced in Paris; Jules David served as its primary illustrator from its launch in 1843 until his death in 1892. Among his innovations for fashion plates was the introduction of more realistic scenarios in which clothes might be worn, such as this imagined escape to a picturesque European mountain town. The plate shows the latest fashions for summer 1887, including a large salmon-colored fan held stiffly aloft next to a matching parasol, two essential summer accessories carried by models in bustled dresses. This plate is from the London edition of the magazine published by Myra & Son.
Artwork Details
- Title:The Latest Fashions, Expressly Designed and Prepared for Le Moniteur de la Mode
- Printmaker:A. Bodin (French, 19th century)
- Artist:After Jules David (French, Paris 1808–1892 Paris)
- Publisher:Abel Goubaud
- Printer:Imprimerie Honoré Lefèvre
- Date:June 1, 1887
- Medium:Hand-colored wood engraving
- Dimensions:Sheet: 14 1/8 × 10 3/8 in. (35.8 × 26.4 cm)
- Classification:Prints
- Credit Line:The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
- Object Number:53.664.24
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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