French│Empire Collection
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A small private Napoleonic collection in Sydney, Australia
Paintings
Empire lady in black dress with white lace collar
Femme Empire en robe noire avec col de dentelle blanche
Femme Empire en robe noire avec col de dentelle blanche
Empire lady in black dress
c. 1815
Artist unknown
Oil on canvas
63 x 53cm
An Empire period lady in black dress with typical high waist, the fashion throughout the Empire period. Draped around her is a red Kashmir shawl, an essential item after the Empress Josephine made them popular.