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Introduction: Truth and History: The Meaning of Dress in Art, 1750-1820 -- 1. The Fabric of Society: Fashion from 1750 to 1789 -- 2. Painters of Modern Life: Fashion from 1789 to 1820 -- 3. The Stuff of Heroes: Historical Themes in Dress and Art in France -- 4. Remembrance of Things Past: Image and Reality in Fancy Dress in England.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
""Dress is the most fleeting of the arts, subject to the arbitrary dictates of fashion. It is also, however, the art that relates most closely to our lives, both as a reflection of our self-image and, in the words of Louis XIV, as 'the mirror of history'. This handsome book examines English and French fashion from 1750 to 1820 by studying the art of the period, and it shows how changes in dress reflected social, political and cultural developments in the two countries. Closely analysing a wide range of visual sources-- including portraits and history painting, sculpture, drawings, caricatures and fashion plates, by such artists as Reynolds, Gainsborough, Lawrence, David and Ingres-- Aileen Ribeiro describes the development of fashion during this period.""--Publisher's description.
2022"
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