Aristocratic couple in the Opéra in Paris. The young woman wears a 'dressing gown à la française' and has to go through the doorway of the lodge sideways because of her dress with very wide paniers. Her high hairstyle is decorated with feathers. She holds a man's hand and turns to a young man who kisses her other hand as farewell. This series depicts the life of a young lady 'du bon ton' and the French fashion of her time, The Farewell (Les Adieux) Farewell in a theatre lodge Les adieux Costume prints of the end of the eighteenth century (title series) Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle (title series)., print maker: Robert Delaunay, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jean Michel Moreau, (mentioned on object), France, 1777, paper, etching, engraving, h 407 mm × w 309 mm
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Aristocratic couple, Opéra, Paris, young woman wears, 'dressing gown à la française', go, doorway, lodge sideways, dress, wide paniers, high hairstyle, decorated, feathers, holds, man's hand, turns, young man, kisses, hand, farewell, series depicts, life, young lady 'du bon ton', French fashion, time, Farewell, Les Adieux, Farewell, theatre lodge Les adieux Costume prints, eighteenth century, title series, Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième, title series, print maker, Robert Delaunay, mentioned, object, intermediary draughtsman, Jean Michel Moreau, mentioned, object, France, 1777, paper, etching, engraving, h 407 mm × w 309 mm
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