Wednesday, August 19, 2015
17C Woman - Marie de Rohan, the wife of Claude de Lorraine with amazing pearls
We have few depictions of women in the 17C British American colonies, but contemporary European prints allow us to see the hairstyles & fashions being worn on the other side of the Atlantic during the early years of the English colonization of America.
Jean Leblond 1605-1666 Charles David (Print made by); Ferdinand Elle (After) Marie de Rohan, the wife of Claude de Lorraine, Duke of Chevreuse; bust-length, turned to right with curled hair, pearl earrings
Friday, August 7, 2015
17C Woman
We have few depictions of women in the 17C British American colonies, but contemporary European prints allow us to see the hairstyles & fashions being worn on the other side of the Atlantic during the early years of the English colonization of America.
Jean Leblond 1605-1666 Bradamante; François Ragot (Print made by); Young woman, bust-length; hat adorned with feather, chin-length curly hair, pearl necklace with lozenge-shaped pendants and dress trimmed with lace
Monday, August 3, 2015
1636 One of The Seven Liberal Arts by Jean Leblond 1605-1666
Jean Leblond 1605-1666 Geometry c 1636
Unfortunately, I have not yet located the other six from this series. Still looking...
Saturday, August 1, 2015
1630 The Seven Liberal Arts by George Glover + a little Fashion
George Glover-1625-1635 Arithmetic
George Glover-1625-1635 Astronomy
George Glover-1625-1635 Geometry
George Glover-1625-1635 Grammar
George Glover-1625-1635 Music
George Glover-1625-1635 Rhetoric
George Glover-1625-1635 Dialects
Thursday, July 30, 2015
1645 The Seven Liberal Arts by Francis Cleyn
Francis Cleyn 1645 Arithmetic
Francis Cleyn 1645 Astronomy
Francis Cleyn 1645 Dialects
Francis Cleyn 1645 Geometry
Francis Cleyn 1645 Grammar
Francis Cleyn 1645 Music
Francis Cleyn 1645 Rhetoric
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