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The Frenchwoman of the century

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Year:: 1887
Contributor:: Lynch, Albert, b. 1851 (artist); Gaujean, Eugène, 1850-1900 (printer)
Genre:: color wood engravings
Subject:: Women > France > Paris > History; Social Life > Classes; Social Life > Entertainment; Social Life > Gender studies; Art > Fashion; 1804-1815 (The First Empire); 1815-1830 (The Restoration); 1830-1848 (The July Monarchy); 1848-1852 (The Second Republic); 1852-1870 (The Second Empire); 1871-1940 (The Third Republic)
Local ID:: 1-SIZE GT871 U83
Extent:: 1 plate; 24 x 16 cm.

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Abstract:: Title page plate. Gives a sampling of the different styles of women's dresses, hairstyles and accessories the reader will read about in detail throughout the book.
Notes:: This full-color plate was modified for the English text. In the original French plate, the canvas to which the woman on the right points with her fan had the title - "La Française du siècle" - printed on it in ornate lettering. The black box on the left also had the artist's and editor's names printed on each of its two exposed sides. In the English edition, these details were burnished out of the engravings. Printed in France on handmade paper.

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

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Lynch, Albert, "The Frenchwoman of the century" (1887). Paris: Capital of the 19th Century. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:86659/

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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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