Description
- Abstract:
- This plate depicts a scene in the galleries of the Palais-Royal on the Rue de Rivoli in Paris. The Palais-Royal was built in 1624 by Cardinal Richelieu and bequeathed to the royal family. Later, the gardens and galleries of the Palais-Royal became a social and political center, housing gambling dens and cafes. The women in the foreground is dressed in typical neo-classical style with a flowing, white empire-waste dress and a bonnet. Typically, these dresses were low-cut and were worn with bare arms or long gloves. The women in the background wear a variety of light colored and simple robes, indicative of the rejection of ostentatious luxury associated with the 'ancien regime.'
- Notes:
- Challamel, Augustin. Histoire de la Mode en France. Paris : Bibliothèque du magasin des demoiselles, 1875.
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
"In the gallery of the Palais-Royal:
Year VIII (1800)
"
(1898).
Paris: Capital of the 19th Century.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:86309/
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Paris: Capital of the 19th Century
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