Painting – REVUE DE LA MODE / Victorian Salon, Paris 1877 (Colored Print)

ID: s42455
Category: Paintings
Subcategory: Prints
Location: New store

Condition: Used

Description: A fashion illustration from the French magazine Revue de la Mode, originally intended for Gazette de la Famille, presents ladies' toilettes from the late Victorian period. The scene depicts two women in period dresses with typical bustles (back padding), one of whom is playing the piano. The illustration dates from November 1877. At the bottom of the graphic, the following text is provided: '6e Année N° 206' (6th Year No. 206), 'Dimanche 4 Novembre 1877' (Sunday, November 4, 1877), 'REPRODUIT pour Gazette de la Famille.' (Reproduced for Gazette de la Famille.), 'REPRODUIT sur papier glacé.' (Reproduced on glossy paper.), 'REPRINTS d'après les dessins de M. CH. LEVY, artiste peintre.' (Reprints based on drawings by Mr. CH. LEVY, painter.), 'REPRINTS d'après les dessins de M. CH. LEVY, artiste graveur.' (Reprints based on drawings by Mr. CH. LEVY, engraver.), 'REPRINTS d'après les clichés de M. CH. LEVY, artiste photographe.' (Reprints based on clichés by Mr. CH. LEVY, photographer.), 'REPRODUIT pour Revue de la Mode.' (Reproduced for Revue de la Mode.), '15, Quai Voltaire à Paris' (15, Quai Voltaire in Paris), 'Edition de 6 Ans, No. 206, 4 Novembre 1877.' (6-Year Edition, No. 206, November 4, 1877.), 'Illustration de la Revue de la Mode.' (Illustration from Revue de la Mode.). Centrally, there is the inscription 'REVUE DE LA MODE' (Revue de la Mode) and 'Gazette de la Famille' (Gazette de la Famille). This period colored print is highly sought after today for interior decoration.