Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Mesdemoiselles Loison se promenant aux Thuileries / dessiné par J.D. De S. Jean ; gravé par G.J.B. Scotin.

Image not available
Gérard Jean Baptiste Scotin

Mesdemoiselles Loison se promenant aux Thuileries / dessiné par J.D. De S. Jean ; gravé par G.J.B. Scotin.

[Paris : s.n., [ca. 1690-1710]
hand-colored engraving faced on reverse with fabrics
11 5/8 x 7 7/16 inches (295 x 188 mm)
PML 15536.9
Notes
Although most of the dressed prints in the library's collection were made between 1690 and 1710, the later date of the fabrics indicates that they were "dressed" some forty or fifty years later. The correct French term for the process is découpé. Its translation, literally "cut-out", gives some idea of what was involved. Portions of the print were cut out and faced from the reverse side with fabric corresponding to parts of the costume. What remained of the print was skillfully tinted with watercolor.
Summary

Full-length portraits of two sisters walking along the Touilleries. Both wear fontange headdresses, brocade skirts and beauty patches.

Associated names
St. Jean, J. D. de, designer.
Classification
Department