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"Dressing Table: A Glimpse into the World of Beauty and Glamour" Step back in time and explore the captivating allure of dressing tables throughout history

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Dressing Table, 1750 / 70. Creator: Unknown

Dressing Table, 1750 / 70. Creator: Unknown
Dressing Table, 1750/70

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Dressing Table, 1729 / 60. Creator: Unknown

Dressing Table, 1729 / 60. Creator: Unknown
Dressing Table, 1729/60

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Dressing Table, 1700 / 30. Creator: Unknown

Dressing Table, 1700 / 30. Creator: Unknown
Dressing Table, 1700/30

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Dressing Table, 1755 / 90. Creator: Unknown

Dressing Table, 1755 / 90. Creator: Unknown
Dressing Table, 1755/90

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Dressing Table, 1760 / 90. Creator: Unknown

Dressing Table, 1760 / 90. Creator: Unknown
Dressing Table, 1760/90

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Mensonge (Lie), c. 1895. Creator: Ibels, Henri Gabriel (1867-1936)

Mensonge (Lie), c. 1895. Creator: Ibels, Henri Gabriel (1867-1936)
Mensonge (Lie), c. 1895. Private Collection

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Jeune femme nue se coiffant dans un interieur, 1887

Jeune femme nue se coiffant dans un interieur, 1887. Private Collection

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Boudoir, c. 1931. Creator: Perkins Harnly

Boudoir, c. 1931. Creator: Perkins Harnly
Boudoir, c. 1931

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Dresser, c. 1937. Creator: Gordena Jackson

Dresser, c. 1937. Creator: Gordena Jackson
Dresser, c. 1937

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Dressing Table, c. 1938. Creator: Charles Henning

Dressing Table, c. 1938. Creator: Charles Henning
Dressing Table, c. 1938

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Bureau, c. 1936. Creator: Grace Halpin

Bureau, c. 1936. Creator: Grace Halpin
Bureau, c. 1936

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Gioco Delle Donne, E Sue Facende (Game of Wives, And Their Chores), 1654-1718

Gioco Delle Donne, E Sue Facende (Game of Wives, And Their Chores), 1654-1718
Gioco Delle Donne, E Sue Facende (Game of Wives [or Women], And Their Chores), 1654-1718. Board game: a woman spends all day doing housework, only to be beaten with a stick by her husband

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Joseph Meeks & Sons Manufactory of Cabinet and Upholstery Articles, 1833

Joseph Meeks & Sons Manufactory of Cabinet and Upholstery Articles, 1833. Broadside advertising furniture makers at 43 & 45 Broad-Street, New York

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Dressing Table, c. 1939. Creator: William H Edwards

Dressing Table, c. 1939. Creator: William H Edwards
Dressing Table, c. 1939

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Mercia Outfit

Mercia Outfit
circa 1927: A model wearing an outfit from the house of Mercia and Company comprising of a close-fitting dress with a pleated wrap-around skirt covering

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Two Nudes in a Shallow Tub, c. 1912 / 1913-1920 (oil on canvas)

Two Nudes in a Shallow Tub, c. 1912 / 1913-1920 (oil on canvas)
1195963 Two Nudes in a Shallow Tub, c. 1912/1913-1920 (oil on canvas) by Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig (1880-1938); 60.7x40.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Morning Wash; Morgenvask, 1921 (oil on canvas)

Morning Wash; Morgenvask, 1921 (oil on canvas)
651530 Morning Wash; Morgenvask, 1921 (oil on canvas) by Karsten, Ludwig (1876-1926); 54.6x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Morning Wash; Morgenvask. Ludvig Karsten (1876-1926). Oil on canvas

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Advertisement for 'Gustav Lohse, Berlin, from Styl, pub 1922 (pochoir print)

Advertisement for "Gustav Lohse, Berlin, from Styl, pub 1922 (pochoir print)
3482745 Advertisement for " Gustav Lohse, Berlin, from Styl, pub 1922 (pochoir print) by Wiertz, Jupp (1888-1939); (add.info.: die Parfumerie der Dame; ); The Stapleton Collection; German

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Bachelorland: single man worried about his appearance (chromolitho)

Bachelorland: single man worried about his appearance (chromolitho)
5996136 Bachelorland: single man worried about his appearance (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bachelorland: single man worried about his appearance)

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Progress of the Toilet - The Stays Plate 1, pub. by McCleary, London

Progress of the Toilet - The Stays Plate 1, pub. by McCleary, London
872454 Progress of the Toilet - The Stays Plate 1, pub. by McCleary, London, 1810 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Background imageDressing Table Collection: The Dressing Table, c. 1816 (coloured engraving)

The Dressing Table, c. 1816 (coloured engraving)
473133 The Dressing Table, c.1816 (coloured engraving) by Vernet, Emile Jean Horace (1789-1863) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Dressing Room of the Empress Eugenie at Saint-Cloud, 1860 (w / c on paper)

Dressing Room of the Empress Eugenie at Saint-Cloud, 1860 (w / c on paper)
XIR375756 Dressing Room of the Empress Eugenie at Saint-Cloud, 1860 (w/c on paper) by Fournier, Fortune de (1798-1864); Chateau de Compiegne, Oise, France; (add.info.: Eugenie de Montijo (1826-1920)

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Advertisement for Alaska Down bustles, 1880s (colour litho)

Advertisement for Alaska Down bustles, 1880s (colour litho)
PNP382195 Advertisement for Alaska Down bustles, 1880s (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beware of Imitations ; ); Peter Newark Pictures; American

Background imageDressing Table Collection: A fashionable lady, pub. 1807 (coloured etching) 88: A Regency belle without her wig

A fashionable lady, pub. 1807 (coloured etching) 88: A Regency belle without her wig
STC444571 A fashionable lady, pub. 1807 (coloured etching) 88:A Regency belle without her wig and gown; by Dighton, Richard (1795-1880); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Background imageDressing Table Collection: The Finishing Touch, pub. 1791 (hand colured engraving)

The Finishing Touch, pub. 1791 (hand colured engraving)
3025372 The Finishing Touch, pub. 1791 (hand colured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sarah Archer (nee West), Lady Archer (1741-1801)

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Woman putting on make up (colour photo)

Woman putting on make up (colour photo)
3093932 Woman putting on make up (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman putting on make up)

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Woman at a dressing table (b / w photo)

Woman at a dressing table (b / w photo)
3095916 Woman at a dressing table (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman at a dressing table)

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Left Alone in her Dressing Room, From A Gay Dog, Story of a Foolish Year Aldin

Left Alone in her Dressing Room, From A Gay Dog, Story of a Foolish Year Aldin
STC255584 Left Alone in her Dressing Room, From A Gay Dog, Story of a Foolish Year Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor (1870-1935), published William Heineman, 1905

Background imageDressing Table Collection: The Dressing Room

The Dressing Room
HGM81064 The Dressing Room by Smet, Gustave de (1877-1943); 146x114 cm; Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Netherlands; eKunstmuseum den Haag; Belgian, out of copyright

Background imageDressing Table Collection: The Toilet, pub. by Robert Sayer and J. Bennett, 1780 (mezzotint engraving)

The Toilet, pub. by Robert Sayer and J. Bennett, 1780 (mezzotint engraving)
NP125553 The Toilet, pub. by Robert Sayer and J. Bennett, 1780 (mezzotint engraving) by English School, (18th century); 33x24.8 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageDressing Table Collection: The Night, Lady going to bed, 2nd half of 17th century (colour engraving)

The Night, Lady going to bed, 2nd half of 17th century (colour engraving)
CHT163293 The Night, Lady going to bed, 2nd half of 17th century (colour engraving) by French School, (17th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Le Soir)

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Girl with Pearls, 1897 (w / c over photogravure)

Girl with Pearls, 1897 (w / c over photogravure)
Ma200870 Girl with Pearls, 1897 (w/c over photogravure) by Ryland, Henry (1856-1924); 61.6x43.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Woman at her Toilet

Woman at her Toilet
BRN187518 Woman at her Toilet by Chinese School (18th century); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; Chinese, out of copyright

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Madama la Marquise Dangeau at her Toilet, 1694 (coloured engraving)

Madama la Marquise Dangeau at her Toilet, 1694 (coloured engraving)
CHT188878 Madama la Marquise Dangeau at her Toilet, 1694 (coloured engraving) by French School, (17th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Madame Poupoule at her Toilet, 1898 (oil on board)

Madame Poupoule at her Toilet, 1898 (oil on board)
6359589 Madame Poupoule at her Toilet, 1898 (oil on board) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 60.8x49.6 cm; Musee Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi, France; Luisa Ricciarini; French, out of copyright

Background imageDressing Table Collection: The Lobster, with a hairbrush in its Claw Standing Before a Dressing Table

The Lobster, with a hairbrush in its Claw Standing Before a Dressing Table
985964 The Lobster, with a hairbrush in its Claw Standing Before a Dressing Table, with 4 Lines of Verse, c.1865 (pen and brown ink) by Tenniel

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Behind the Blind, (oil on canvas)

Behind the Blind, (oil on canvas)
657156 Behind the Blind, (oil on canvas) by Gore, Spencer Frederick (1878-1914); 48.26x38.10 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Behind the Blind. Spencer Frederick Gore (1878-1914). Oil on canvas

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Double Portrait of the Marquis and Marquise de Marigny, 1769 (oil on canvas)

Double Portrait of the Marquis and Marquise de Marigny, 1769 (oil on canvas)
651229 Double Portrait of the Marquis and Marquise de Marigny, 1769 (oil on canvas) by Loo, Louis Michel van (1707-71); 130.2x97.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Woman at a Dressing Table, (oil on canvas)

Woman at a Dressing Table, (oil on canvas)
650764 Woman at a Dressing Table, (oil on canvas) by Frieseke, Frederick Carl (1874-1939); 81.3x81.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman at a Dressing Table)

Background imageDressing Table Collection: After the Ball, (oil on panel)

After the Ball, (oil on panel)
658728 After the Ball, (oil on panel) by Baugniet, Charles (1814-86); 54x67.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: After the Ball. Charles Baugniet (1814-1886). Oil on panel

Background imageDressing Table Collection: The Invention of the Combing Machine, 1862

The Invention of the Combing Machine, 1862
BRA45763 The Invention of the Combing Machine, 1862 by Elmore, Alfred W. (1815-81); 100x140 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire, UK; eBradford Museums & Galleries; English

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Portrait of a Lady, 1667 (oil on panel)

Portrait of a Lady, 1667 (oil on panel)
487968 Portrait of a Lady, 1667 (oil on panel) by Metsu, Gabriel (1629-67); 57.1x43.8 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; Gift of Atherton and Winifred W

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Bedroom belonging to Jeanne Lanvin (1867-1946) c. 1920-25 (b / w photo)

Bedroom belonging to Jeanne Lanvin (1867-1946) c. 1920-25 (b / w photo)
XIR233051 Bedroom belonging to Jeanne Lanvin (1867-1946) c.1920-25 (b/w photo) by Rateau, Armand Albert (1882-1938); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Lady in French Costume, 1857 (oil on canvas)

Lady in French Costume, 1857 (oil on canvas)
AW123799 Lady in French Costume, 1857 (oil on canvas) by Harden, Edmund Harris (fl.1851-80); Private Collection; (add.info.: imagining a lover kissing her hand)

Background imageDressing Table Collection: Suminoto of Okanaya, from the series New Kimono Patterns for Young Leaves, c

Suminoto of Okanaya, from the series New Kimono Patterns for Young Leaves, c
FIT111451 Suminoto of Okanaya, from the series New Kimono Patterns for Young Leaves, c.1779 (woodblock print) by Koryusai, Isoda (1735-90); 38.9x26.1 cm; British Federation of Master Printers

Background imageDressing Table Collection: The Toilette of Salome, 1899 (litho)

The Toilette of Salome, 1899 (litho)
KDC397349 The Toilette of Salome, 1899 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: unpublished drawing for Salome; illustrated in The Early Work of Aubrey Beardsley)




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"Dressing Table: A Glimpse into the World of Beauty and Glamour" Step back in time and explore the captivating allure of dressing tables throughout history. From the enchanting painting "Gabrielle d'Estrees and one of her sisters, duchesse de Villars" by Master of the School of Fontainebleau to the whimsical depiction in "Dilettanti Theatricals, or A Peep at the Green Room, " these pieces offer a glimpse into an era where elegance reigned supreme. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's "Madame Poupoule at her Toilet" transports us to late 19th-century Paris, capturing both opulence and intimacy. Meanwhile, Edgar Degas' "Woman at her Toilette" showcases his mastery in portraying everyday moments with grace and subtlety. The glamourous world of theater comes alive through Miss Marjorie Hume's portrayal in front of her dressing table during the 1920s. This image captures not only her beauty but also hints at the transformative power that lies within this sacred space. Delve further into history with a look at an exquisite folding table from 1787, its unknown creator leaving behind a timeless piece that still evokes awe today. Queen Victoria's bedroom in Buxted Park reveals regal sophistication while The Princess of Wales Bedroom offers a glimpse into aristocratic life within Treasurer's House, York. Travel through England's countryside as you discover Rodmarton's interior from Country Houses of Cotswolds; each detail exudes charm and refinement. Berthe Morisot's delicate work titled "Devant la psyche" invites us to witness an intimate moment between a woman and her reflection. Lastly, Yvette Guilbert takes center stage as she prepares for another mesmerizing performance on music hall stages across Europe during the late 19th century. These captivating glimpses into various eras and artistic interpretations remind us of the timeless allure of dressing tables.