1821 Mademoiselle Jeanne-Suzanne-Catherine Gonin, later Madame Pyrame Thomegeux by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (Taft Museum, Cincinnati Ohio)
Detail-enhanced by gogm.
Mlle. Gonin's dress demonstrates the gradual thawing of classic fashion into something else, in this case by lowering the waistline a little.
Keywords: 1821, Ingres, French, straight coiffure, head band, high enclosing neckline, neckline ruff, lace, epaulettes, high puffed long sleeves, waist band, Empire low waistline, necklace, rings

