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Madame de la Ferté

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Antoine Trouvain

Madame de la Ferté

A Paris : Chez A. Trouvain, [ca. 1690-1710]
hand-colored engraving faced on reverse with fabrics
12 15/16 x 8 13/16 inches (329 x 224 mm)
2002.41
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 portrait of Madame de la Ferté, wife of Henri-François, duc de la Ferté, wearing an elaborate court dress.

Associated names
Trouvain, Antoine, 1656-1708, publisher.
Classification
Department