Le Follet

Accession Number
2012/2.203

Title
Le Follet

Artist(s)
Isabelle Toudouze

Object Creation Date
circa 1870

Medium & Support
wood engraving with hand coloring on paper

Dimensions
12 x 9 1/2 in. (30.48 x 24.13 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink

Subject matter
A fashion print with two women in elaborate dress on a beach.

Physical Description
This colored engraving features two women in elaborate dress on a beach with a wavy ocean behind them. The woman on the left wears a blue dress accented with pink and a hat in the same colors. The woman on the right wears a beige dress accented in brown and white and a hat in the same colors decorated with flowers. She also holds a small parasol above her head. The women appear engaged in conversation as they both gesture with their hands. In the distance in the water on the right there are three ships. On the left in the distance a rock formation is depicted.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Rights
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Keywords
dresses (garments)
fashion (concept)
hats
parasols (costume accessories)
water (inorganic material)
women (female humans)

& Author Notes

All Rights Reserved

On display

UMMA Gallery Location ➜ FFW, Mezzanine ➜ M05 (Jan and David Brandon Family Bridge)