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Costumes in Paintings Through History
1721-1799

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Historical Paintings for Costume Reference - Eighteenth Century

Coypel, Charles-Antoine. Philippe Coypel. 1732 Loo, Louis Michel van. Portrait of Catherina Golitsyna. Unknown Meytens, Martin van. Queen Maria Theresia. 1750s Casali, Andrea. Portrait of Sir Charles Frederick. Unknown Batoni Pompeo. Portrait of Princess Giacinta Orsini Buoncampagni Ludovisi. c.1759 Fragonard, Jean-Honore. Marie-Madeleine Guimard, Dancer. c.1769 Watteau, Jean-Antoine. The Dance. 1716-18 Earl, Ralph. Elijah Boardman. 1789 Dumont, Francois. Marguerite Gerard. 1793 Hogarth, William. Portrait of Mary Edwards. 1742 Boucher, Francois. Madame de Pompadour. 1758 Boucher, Francois. Portrait of Marquise de Pompadour. 1756 Boucher, Francois. Marquise de Pompadour at the Toilet-Table. 1758 Boucher, Francois. Portrait of Marquise de Pompadour. 1759 Tocque, Louis. Marie Leczinska, Queen of France. 1740 Mieris, Willem van. A Seated Man. 1688 Perronneau, Jean-Baptiste. Madame de Sorquainville. 1749 Longhi, Pietro. The Venetian Lady's Morning. c.1741 Hudson, Thomas. Portrait of a Lady. Unknown Nattier, Jean-Marc. Portrait of a Young Woman Painter. Unknown Fragonard, Jean-Honore. The Souvenir. 1775-78

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Photo Credits:
Top Row (left to right): Coypel, Charles-Antoine. Philippe Coypel. 1732; Loo, Louis Michel van. Portrait of Catherina Golitsyna. Unknown; Meytens, Martin van. Queen Maria Theresia. 1750s; Casali, Andrea. Portrait of Sir Charles Frederick. Unknown; Batoni Pompeo. Portrait of Princess Giacinta Orsini Buoncampagni Ludovisi. c.1759; Fragonard, Jean-Honore. Marie-Madeleine Guimard, Dancer. c.1769; Watteau, Jean-Antoine. The Dance. 1716-18; Earl, Ralph. Elijah Boardman. 1789; Dumont, Francois. Marguerite Gerard. 1793; Hogarth, William. Portrait of Mary Edwards. 1742; Boucher, Francois. Madame de Pompadour. 1758; Boucher, Francois. Portrait of Marquise de Pompadour. 1756; Boucher, Francois. Marquise de Pompadour at the Toilet-Table. 1758; Boucher, Francois. Portrait of Marquise de Pompadour. 1759; Tocque, Louis. Marie Leczinska, Queen of France. 1740; Mieris, Willem van. A Seated Man. 1688; Perronneau, Jean-Baptiste. Madame de Sorquainville. 1749; Longhi, Pietro. The Venetian Lady's Morning. c.1741; Hudson, Thomas. Portrait of a Lady. Unknown; Nattier, Jean-Marc. Portrait of a Young Woman Painter. Unknown; Fragonard, Jean-Honore. The Souvenir. 1775-78.

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