Description: LEGEND TO THE ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE PRINT BELOW Print Specifics: Type of print: Lithograph - Original French antique print.Year of printing: not indicated in the print - actual 1888 Publisher: Albert Racinet, Imp. Firmin Didot Condition: 1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair).Dimensions: 7 x 8.5 inches (18 x 21 cm) including blank margins around the image. Paper weight: 2 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin)Reverse side: BlankNotes: (1) Green color around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed. (2) The print detail is sharper than the photo of the print. Legend: Court Dress - 16th and 17th Century Europe: THE COSTUME OF COURT LADIES differed from that of the rich gentry only in the extravagance of its decoration and materials. The ostentation of court dress was something to which all wealthy Frenchwomen aspired, as can be seen from the increasing number and specificity of laws passed to control excesses. When Henri II came to the throne, in 1547, a number of laws were passed banning superfluites inwomen's dress. The only ladies exempt from these regulations were the royal princesses and the ladies of Catherine de Medici's retinue. Most of the latter came from Italy, from whence they had brought rich materials and new styles. Soon, Italian styles had completely eclipsed the native fashions of France, though the French ladies fought back hard, as can be seen in figs. 5-8. In doing so, they tended to ignore Henri II's laws, which had to be extended and re-enacted frequently. The Wars of Religion, however, made them hard to impose - indeed, they were only ever effectively imposed during the reign of Charles IX. He made it illegal for French citizens to use imported perfumes, and for widows to wear silk. Charles particularly wanted to outlaw the farthingale, whose vast proportions were especially wasteful of cloth. But this restriction was never enforced, after a petition to Charles by the women of Toulouse, whom it seems were un usually fond of the farthingale. Order of figures: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Figs. 1,2,6 and 7 Drummers and fifers of the bourgeois militia. 3,4 and 5 School children from the beg. of 17th Century. 8 Mme de Limeuil, a maid of honour (attached to the Queen of Catherine of Medici). 9 Louise de Lorraine Vaudemont (1553-1601) married to Henri III, king of France, in 1574. 10 Marie Stuart, queen of France (1542-1587), married to Francois II in 1558. 11 Marguerite de Lorraine Vaudemont, the sister of Louise de Lorraine. She is wearing a ball dress during the celebrations of the marriage of Luis and Anne, Duchess of Joyeuse in 1581. Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy! Any print purchased from me may be returned for any (or no) reason for a full refund including all postage. Internet seller since 1998.Five-star service.
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Artist: Racinet
Production Technique: Lithograph
Framing: Unframed
Material: Paper
Theme: Dress, Attire, Fashion, History
Type: Print
Subject: Inhabitants, Costumes
Year of Production: 1888
Listed By: Martin2001
Dimensions: 7 x 8.5" (18 x 21 cm)
