Description
- Abstract:
- This plate depicts two women crossing the Pont des Arts, which is also known as the Passerelle des Arts. It was built from 1802 to 1804 and was the first Parisian bridge to be made of iron. It was also the first bridge in Paris to be exclusively reserved for pedestrians. The women wear very high-waisted dresses. Both women wear a large white feather in their hats, symbolic of the white plume of Henri IV's famous battle cry, "Ralliez-vous à mon panache blanc!" and made popular by the 1814 restoration of Louis XVIII on the throne. Restoration also brought back various styles, especially those denoting luxury, from the Ancien Regime. The woman on the left wears an 'old-fashioned' lace collar and the resurgence of luxury materials, such as fur are indicative of feminine styles of the Restoration period.
- Notes:
- http://www.histoire-en-ligne.com/article.php3?id_article=61
- Challamel, Augustin. Histoire de la Mode en France. Paris : Bibliothèque du Magasin des Demoiselles,1875.
- Ruppert, Jacques. Le Costume Français. Paris : Flammarion,1996
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
"Crossing the Pont des Arts:
(1816)
"
(1898).
Paris: Capital of the 19th Century.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:86302/
Relations
Collection:
-
Paris: Capital of the 19th Century
...The project, "Paris, Capital of the 19th century," initiated by the French Studies and Comparative Literature Departments of Brown University, provides a window into the cultural, political and social context of 19th century Parisian culture.
It offers online access to …