The three beautiful daughters of James, second Earl Waldegrave was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1780-1 for Horace Walpole.
The three daughters of the 2nd Earl Waldegrave by Joshua Reynolds.
Category: Rococo
Costumes from the Rococo fashion period.
Madame Le Brun and Child exhibited at the Salon of 1787
Painted at Vigée Le Brun’s best period this group ranks among her highest achievements,- it has been engraved and reproduced times out of number
The eighteenth century silhouettes. Baroque, Rococo & Directorate.
The leading fashion designers of the eighteenth century looked to the sixteenth century and later to classical Greece and Rome for ideas and inspiration.
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Ballroom costume of the late Louis XVI period with mask and fan.
This Ballroom costume contains almost every possible exaggeration that could be heaped upon an already overdeveloped style.
France. The elegant world of rococo in the 18th century.
The elegant world in the 18th century. Women of the people. Officer of the royal house. Stocking and lace maker. (1735-1755).
Pendulum clock gilded bronze. Lighters Epoch of regency.
This watch is said to have belonged to Madame du Barry. Pendulum clock gilded bronze. Model by Jean-Joseph de Saint-Germain (Paris 1719-1791). Louis XV era. Pavillon de Louveciennes
Goldsmiths’ work and jewelry by Gilles L’Egaré. France 18th century.
Some of the clasps, called châtelaines, with which this plate is filled, belong to the style which was in fashion from 1719 to 1745
Sedan Chair. Designed by the Brothers Adam. England 1776.
PAINTED AND LACQUERED SEDAN CHAIR WITH DOMED TOP. Designed by the Brothers Adam for Lady Watkin Williams Wynn. Now in the Bethnal Green Museum. Circa 1776.
The palanquin. France 18th century. Louis Quinze style furniture.
Europe. 18th century. France. Magnificent armchair. Second half of the century. The palanquin.
Furniture from the era of Louis XVI. The litter. Rococo 18th c.
The palanquin of Queen Maria Lesczinska. Litter from carved and gilded wood, painted with flowers and cupids. The Independence Candelabra.
