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In front of the Ambigu Theatre: (1861)

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Year:: 1898
Contributor:: Courboin, François, 1865-1926 (illustrator)
Genre:: color wood engravings
Subject:: Fashion > France > Paris; Theaters > France > Paris; Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (Paris, France); Architecture > Theaters; Art > Prints; Art > Fashion; 1852-1870 (The Second Empire)
Local ID:: 1-SIZE GT887 .U8 1898
Extent:: 1 colored plate ; 10 x 15 cm.

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Abstract:: The man on the left wears wide-legged, loose-fitting pants and a coat with no waist and buttoned high to the neck. The woman is wearing a blue dress with a fairly flat front that has a train and a crinoline that extends behind her. She is also wearing a black mantelet. 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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Rights: No Copyright - United States
Restrictions on Use: Collection is open for research.

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"In front of the Ambigu Theatre: (1861) " (1898). Paris: Capital of the 19th Century. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:86442/

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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.

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