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| Chinard, Mme Récamier |
I have mentioned Madame Récamier before, mainly in connection with furniture (here and here). She is quite well known among Regency/Napoleonic era aficionados, both for her portraits and her salon.
The Gérard and David portraits of her will be familiar to many. However, being mainly interested in the chaise longue, I hadn’t really noticed the marble bust by Joseph Chirard, until I came upon Janet Stephens’s video. Ms Stephens has posted several YouTube videos explaining Greek and Roman hair styles, which in turn help us get a better sense of the powerful influence of Greek and Roman statuary on this period of fashion in Europe and America.
Video by Janet Stephens: Authentic Napoleonic Hairstyle: MadameRecamier
Image: Bust of Juliette Récamier by Joseph Chinard, in "Musée des Beaux-arts" of Lyon (France), photo by Philippe Alès, Creative Commons license.
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1 comments:
Thank you for sharing this. It's very informative. I have a question though. In books I've read I've seen the English heroine wants a lady's maid who can do hair "in the French fashion." but if women everywhere were already wearing a similar style, is there something that differentiates the French fashion from everyone else? Actually, I have another question: What are some of your favorite resources for clothing and hair fashions?
Thank you! And I'm so thankful for this site and your books!
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