1781 (probable exhibit date) Adélaïde Genet, Madame Auguié, sister of Madame Campan and one of the last femme des chambre of Marie Antoinette by Anne Vallayer-Coster (auctioned)

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From Sotheby's; enlarged and assembled using Illustrator and Photoshop by gogm.

1781 (probable exh date) Adélaïde Genet, Madame Auguié (1758-1794), the sister of Madame Campan and one of the last femme de chambre of Marie Antoinette by Anne Vallayer-Coster (auctioned)2
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Adélaïde Genet charms the viewer wearing a high and long coiffure and bodice adorned with a ribbon bertha and a cluster of small bows.

Keywords:  1781, Vallayer-Coster, high long straight coiffure, ribbon headdress, square neckline, modesty piece, bertha, three quarter length close sleeves, ruffles, engageantes, waist band, shallow vee waistline, full skirt, over-skirt, draped necklace, earrings

Jan 14, 2011 12:24 PM
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