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Opposite the first Café de Paris: Boulevard des Italiens (1845)

Description

Abstract:
This plate depicts a street scene on the Boulevard Des Italiens. There is a woman depicted on horseback in a traditional dark riding habit, with a white collared shirt. The two men in the foreground are wearing redingotes which retain the fairly fitted waists of early styles. However, the collars are lower and adorned with a lapel. They both wear top-hats. Abstract sources: Boucher, François. 20,000 Years of Fashion. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1967. Ruppert, Jacques. Le Costume Français. Paris: Flammarion, 1996.

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No Copyright - United States
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

"Opposite the first Café de Paris: Boulevard des Italiens (1845) " (1898). Paris: Capital of the 19th Century. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:86429/

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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 …

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