Portrait of Madame La Comtesse du Barry (Marie Jeanne Becu)

Physical Description:
31.8 x 22.9 cm
Date Depicted:
1975
1700 AD - 1799 AD
Notes:
A pompadour tied back with a ribbon. The coat and vest are part of a riding habit which is based on masculine styles.
Abstract:
Hair is drawn into a low pompadour, then cut short, three fingers in length. It is softly curled and decorated with delicate flower wreaths and loops of pearls. For formal occasions it is powdered. The most popular hat is the leghorn, a large picture hat of fine yellow straw with broad ribbons. Under the leghorn is the mobcap, its ruffled edge framing the face. Dainty ruffs are made of ribbon or lace. The use of jewelry is restrained.
Associated Names:
Beauvarlet, Jacques Firmin, 1731-1797 [Painter]
Topics:
Costume -- Europe -- History -- (LC)
Prints -- France -- 18th century -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
Early Georgian
Culture:
French
Accession Number:
4391-122
Genre:
costume (mode of fashion) (AAT)
prints: engravings (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Clothing & Accessories
Prints & Photographs
Rights:
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Source Creator:
Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen
Source Title:
History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 4
Source Created:
New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975
Call Number:
GT513 +B87 4 (LC)
Orbis Barcode:
39002051938463
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Original Repository:
New Haven, CT: Yale University Art Gallery
OID:
10608678
PID:
digcoll:1840919