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Female dandies did overlap with male dandies for a brief period during the early 19th century when dandy had a derisive definition of "fop" or "over-the-top fellow"; the female equivalents were dandyess or dandizette. [34] Charles Dickens, in All the Year Around (1869) comments, "The dandies and dandizettes of 1819–20 must have been a strange ...
Fop was a pejorative term for a man excessively concerned with his appearance and clothes in 17th-century England. Some of the many similar alternative terms are: coxcomb, [1] fribble, popinjay (meaning 'parrot'), dandy, fashion-monger, and ninny. Macaroni was another term of the 18th century more specifically concerned with fashion.
In the late 18th century, Mary Way and her sister Betsey created portraits that included "dressed miniatures", with fabric, ribbons, and lace affixed to the images. [22] Miniaturist Amalia Küssner Coudert (1863–1932), from Terre Haute, Indiana , was known for her portraits of New York socialites and European royalty in the last decade of the ...
Comprising 10 large-scale portraits in Sarah Ball’s signature airy colors, new exhibit “Titled” challenges gender conventions and celebrates exuberant self-expression.
George Bryan "Beau" Brummell (7 June 1778 – 30 March 1840) [1] was an important figure in Regency England, and for many years he was the arbiter of British men's fashion.At one time, he was a close friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV, but after the two quarrelled and Brummell got into debt, he had to take refuge in France.
18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; 22nd; 23rd; Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. 1770s drawings (2 C) Pages in category "18th-century drawings"
18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; 22nd; 23rd; Subcategories. This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total. B. ... Pages in category "18th-century portraits"
18th-century drawings (1 C, 3 P) 19th-century drawings (12 P) 20th-century drawings (4 C, 6 P) 21st-century drawings (5 P) This page was last edited on 29 May 2022 ...