"A dream of fair women" : revival dress and the formation of late Victorian images of feminity

Author

Maynard, Margaret

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Art history. 1989, Num. 3, Vol. 12, 322-341, 9 ill.

ISSN

0141-6790

Abstract (en)

Discusses the impact of 18th c. British portrait painting on late 19th c. British society with regard to the image of women and fashion as expressed in the 'Fair Women' exhibition, 1894, at the Grafton Galleries, London. Shows that interest in collecting works by artists such as Gainsborough, Reynolds, Romney increased. Discusses their influence on 19th c. painters such as Ellis Roberts and John Singer Sargent.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- United Kingdom
• Great Britain
• 1800-1900
• Painting
• Portraits
• Women
• Fashion
• Influence
• Society
• Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788
• Reynolds, Joshua, 1723-1792
• Romney, George, 1734-1802
• Roberts, Ellis William, 1860-1930
• Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925
• Victorian

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Royaume-Uni
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1800-1900
• Peinture
• Portrait
• Femmes
• Mode
• Influence
• Société
• Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788
• Reynolds, Joshua, 1723-1792
• Romney, George, 1734-1802
• Roberts, Ellis William, 1860-1930
• Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925
• Victorien (art)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19911001-00459047

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