Decollete Collection (#3)

Portrait of a Lady (oil on canvas)
CHW253953 Portrait of a Lady (oil on canvas) by Beale, Mary (1632-99) (circle of); Chawton House Library, Hampshire, UK; English, out of copyright

Lady Diana Scott (1735-1827) (oil on canvas)
CHW253934 Lady Diana Scott (1735-1827) (oil on canvas) by Millar, William (fl.1751-75); Chawton House Library, Hampshire, UK; (add.info)

Portrait of Princess Ekaterina Golitsyna, 1759 (oil on canvas)
BAL126094 Portrait of Princess Ekaterina Golitsyna, 1759 (oil on canvas) by Rotari, Pietro Antonio (1707-62); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Italian, out of copyright

Portrait of Catherine of Wurtemberg (1783-1835) Queen of Westphalia, c
MMT167874 Portrait of Catherine of Wurtemberg (1783-1835) Queen of Westphalia, c.1810 (oil on canvas) by Kinson, Francois Josephe (1771-1839); 58x51 cm; Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris

Fashion plate from Journal des Dames et des Modes
XZL151122 Fashion plate from Journal des Dames et des Modes, 23rd March 1836 (coloured engraving) by Lante, Louis-Marie (b.1789, fl.1824-39) (after); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

The Music Lesson (oil on canvas)
PWI94905 The Music Lesson (oil on canvas) by Italian School, (16th century); 102x85 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Private Collection, Monaco); ePeter Willi; Italian, out of copyright

Portrait of a Lady in an Empire Dress (oil on panel)
RAF145032 Portrait of a Lady in an Empire Dress (oil on panel) by Gerard, Francois Pascal Simon, Baron (1770-1837); Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; French

Portrait of Madame Dupin (1706-95) (oil on canvas)
LST204499 Portrait of Madame Dupin (1706-95) (oil on canvas) by Nattier, Jean-Marc (1685-1766); 54.5x44 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: 2nd wife of economist)

Flora (oil on panel)
BOU202958 Flora (oil on panel) by Jacquet, Gustave (1846-1909); 28.5x23.5 cm; Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; French, out of copyright

Predicting the future from reading coffee grounds, engraved by Charles William Sharpe
CHT223768 Predicting the future from reading coffee grounds, engraved by Charles William Sharpe (1818-99) (engraving) (b/w photo) by Crowley

Two Views of a Woman wearing an English Hood, c. 1528-30 (pen & ink on paper)
BAL11867 Two Views of a Woman wearing an English Hood, c.1528-30 (pen & ink on paper) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543); 15.9x11 cm; British Museum, London

Fashionable merveilleuse with fan, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986526 Fashionable merveilleuse with fan, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable merveilleuse with fan, 1800)

Portrait of Contessa Ortensia Ianni Stella, bust length, in an ivory chemise
CH438798 Portrait of Contessa Ortensia Ianni Stella, bust length, in an ivory chemise, with flowers in her hair (oil on canvas) by Voet

Portrait of a lady, c. 1750 (oil on canvas)
ALM403406 Portrait of a lady, c.1750 (oil on canvas) by Nattier, Jean-Marc (1685-1766); 54.6x45.7 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio, USA; eAllen Memorial Art Museum; Gift of Mrs

Portrait of a lady (oil on canvas)
HFA393559 Portrait of a lady (oil on canvas) by Hayls, John (fl.1651-76); 76x63.5 cm; Private Collection; Haldane Fine Art; English, out of copyright

Portrait of a Lady (oil on canvas)
HFA393552 Portrait of a Lady (oil on canvas) by Lely, Peter (1618-80); 76.2x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: the features of the sitter resemble those of Lucy Lady Pelham)

Mrs Philip John Schuyler (oil on linen)
NYH189933 Mrs Philip John Schuyler (oil on linen) by McIlworth, Thomas (fl.1757-70); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American, out of copyright

Study of Young Woman in a Satin Evening Dress (pastel on paper)
BOU202926 Study of Young Woman in a Satin Evening Dress (pastel on paper) by Bouy, Gaston (1866-c.1931); 46x30.5 cm; Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; French, out of copyright

Cookmaid 2 (oil on canvas)
GRH242123 Cookmaid 2 (oil on canvas) by Bacon, Nathaniel (1585-1627); Private Collection; British, out of copyright

The Cookmaid 1 (oil on canvas)
GRH242122 The Cookmaid 1 (oil on canvas) by Bacon, Nathaniel (1585-1627); Private Collection; British, out of copyright

Portrait of Mary Wilbraham (1661-1737) (oil on canvas)
WES239447 Portrait of Mary Wilbraham (1661-1737) (oil on canvas) by Wright, John Michael (1617-94); 125x97.8 cm; The Trustees of the Weston Park Foundation, UK; English, out of copyright

Hairstyles, illustration from La Mode illustree, 1860 (colour engraving)
REV326151 Hairstyles, illustration from La Mode illustree, 1860 (colour engraving) by Toudouze, Anais (or Colin, Adele Anais) (1822-99); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Hairstyles, illustration from La Mode illustree, 1872 (colour engraving)
REV326158 Hairstyles, illustration from La Mode illustree, 1872 (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Portrait of Madame de Scudery (1607-1701) (oil on canvas)
CHT228236 Portrait of Madame de Scudery (1607-1701) (oil on canvas) by French School, (17th century); Bibliotheque Marguerite Durand, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Duchess of Mazarin (oil on canvas)
SAG277397 Duchess of Mazarin (oil on canvas) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723); Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust, UK; (add.info)

A meeting at a masquerade ball
A meeting at a ball: A masked woman and Normandy girl flirt with a revolutionary man in bicorn and cockade, while a woman in drag as a Turkish man interrupts and a double bass player looks

Two merveilleuses with a fortune teller
Their credulity is her only science. A fortune teller reads the cards for two credulous merveilleuses in shawls and turbans

Two pretty maids helping to dress two old crones
La toilette: Two young women help older women with baby bonnets and false bosoms - while giving knowing looks to the viewer. Women of 19 and 20 are in open war with women of a certain age (30)

Merveilleuses eating ice cream at a Paris cafe
Fashionable women or merveilleuses eating ice cream with their dogs at a cafe, circa 1800. The menu includes lemon, orange, pistachio, and creme blanche

Coryphees at a ball. Incroyables in jackets with outsize buttons and collars, long cravat, huge bicorn hat, and merveilleuses with decollete dresses and large lace collars

Fashionable couples dancing La Sauteuse
Fashionable couples dancing la Sauteuse, a pair dance popular circa 1800. The man grips the woman around the waist, while jumping from foot to foot and spinning her around

Merveilleuses playing the game of La Main Chaude
La main chaude or Paumele. Merveilleuses in flimsy muslin dresses play the game of hot hands. One girl buries her head in anothers lap, and has to guess which friend slaps her arm

Fashionable women in decollete dresses playing hide and seek
Fashionable women in decollete dresses playing the game of hide and seek in a garden. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817

Fashionable people playing the memory game of the gentle knight. Players who have made errors have to wear paper horns in their hair. At the beginning, everyone is a gentle knight

Memories and Regrets, c. 1874 (oil on canvas)
CLK339863 Memories and Regrets, c.1874 (oil on canvas) by Stevens, Alfred Emile (1823-1906); 61.4x46.4 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; Belgian

Portrait of a Lady, wearing a gold dress with red robes (oil on canvas)
CHW253939 Portrait of a Lady, wearing a gold dress with red robes (oil on canvas) by Anderton, Henry (1630-after 1665) (attr. to); Chawton House Library, Hampshire, UK; British, out of copyright

Janetta, Duchess of Rutland, 1891 (oil on canvas)
466006 Janetta, Duchess of Rutland, 1891 (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, UK; (add.info.: Janetta (1837-99) daughter of Thomas Hughan

Bridget Sutton, 3rd Duchess of Rutland (oil on canvas)
465985 Bridget Sutton, 3rd Duchess of Rutland (oil on canvas) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723); Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, UK; (add.info.: Bridget Sutton)

Evening dress, French womens fashions, Napoleonic era, 1810
Evening dress, French womens fashions, Napoleonic era, 181. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

A young lady with a parrot, c. 1730 (pastel on paper)
2972655 A young lady with a parrot, c.1730 (pastel on paper) by Carriera, Rosalba Giovanna (1675-1757); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Regenstein Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Fashionable woman in low-cut dress with Venus cape, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986604 Fashionable woman in low-cut dress with Venus cape, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman in low-cut dress with Venus cape)

Fashionable woman or Merveilleuse at an escritoire, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986476 Fashionable woman or Merveilleuse at an escritoire, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman or Merveilleuse at an escritoire)

Comtesse Diane de Polignac, in decollete white dress, flowers
3576425 Comtesse Diane de Polignac, in decolletewhite dress, flowers and peppermint green ribbon in her upswept powdered hair

Portrait of Valentine Tessier, 1914 (oil on board)
475791 Portrait of Valentine Tessier, 1914 (oil on board) by Rysselberghe, Theo van (1862-1926); 61x49 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Belgian, out of copyright

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"Decollete: A Glimpse into the Alluring World of Fashion and Art" Step into a captivating journey through time as we explore the enchanting allure of decollete, an art form that has mesmerized generations. From the seductive gaze captured in Pierre-Louis Pierson's masterpiece "The Gaze, 1856-57, " to the vivacious energy exuded by La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge in Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's iconic portrayal from 1892 (1952), it has always been synonymous with elegance and sensuality. Dating back centuries, this timeless style is beautifully showcased in works such as "La Duchesse de Berry" by an unknown artist circa 1825, where grace meets opulence on canvas. Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales becomes a vision of regal beauty in Henry Thomas Ryall's artwork from the 19th century and H Meyer's stunning depiction from 1816. Even music embraced decollete, as seen in the vibrant sheet cover for Queen of May Quadrille. The delicate notes danced alongside images of women adorned with plunging necklines, symbolizing both femininity and empowerment. Artists like Miss Eliza Calvert skillfully captured its essence on canvas while others like Head of a Girl portrayed innocence intertwined with sophistication. Lady Anstruther's portrait painted around 1763 showcases how decollete transcended eras, remaining relevant throughout history. Finally, Queen Mary II of Great Britain graces us with her presence through an exquisite engraving dating back to 1730. Her majestic attire accentuated her royal stature while embracing this alluring fashion trend. Decollete continues to captivate our imagination even today; it represents more than just clothing choices but embodies confidence and self-expression. As we delve into these masterpieces that celebrate its beauty, let us appreciate how this art form has shaped our perception of femininity and the power it holds within.