18th century dresses at Malmaison in France. Current exhibition from the Château de Bois-Préau: 1769, Corsica at the Birth of Napoleon Bonaparte
For several years, the National Museum of the House of Bonaparte in Ajaccio, Napoleon's birthplace where his family lived since the end of the 15th century, has been exploring with talent the history of Corsican society, the architecture of patrician houses, their furnishings and the art of living in Corsica in the 18th century.
For the first time, the synthesis of this work will be presented at the National Museum of châteaux des Malmaison and Bois-Préau on the ground floor of the newly restored Château de Bois-Préau.
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Dress sword, circa 1790, set with plaques made by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons
From the Victoria & Albert Museum
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robe à la française
c. early 1770s to early 1780s
brocaded silk trimmed with silk braid
The John Bright Collection
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Wedding dress, 1763. Hand-painted silk taffeta, embroidered cotton sleeve ruffles.
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Young Girl reading, ca. 1776
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
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Gallery of Fashion, vol. V: April 1, 1798 - March 1 1799
From the Met Museum
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Michel Garnier (1753-1829)
"A Fashionably Dressed Young Woman in the Arcade of the Palais Royal" (1787)
Oil on canvas
Currently in a private collection
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A selection of dresses that would make it difficult to walk through a doorway. Courtesy of The Victoria and Alber Museum.
1. Woman's court mantua with petticoat, 1740-45
2. Silk mantua robe and petticoat, dark pink ribbed silk, England, 1740-1745
3. Mantua and petticoat for court dress, brocaded with flowers, England 1765-70
4. Most definitely the hardest one to get through a doorway. French silk mantua, silver-gilt threads, England, 1755-60
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