Demoiselle de S.t Cyr de la 1.e Classe, portant le ruban blue.Rien n'est fi beau que son visage, Des Heros estoient ses ayeux, La loyauté fait fon partage; Mais fon coeur n'est que pour les Cieux.
N. Arnoult fec. A Paris chez N. Arnoult rue de la Fromagerie a l'Image S.t Claude aux Halles. Avec privilege du Roy.
Paris [n.d. c.1684-1700].
Engraving. 295 x 185mm (11½ x 7¼").
A student at Maison Royale de Saint Louis boarding school for girls, holding a fan and described wearing a blue ribbon, the uniform of first classe students. The school was founded in 1684 at St. Cyr by Madame de Maintenon, the second wife of Louis XIV. Engraved by Nicolas Arnoult (c.1650-1722), who also published his own work and was a recognised specialist in fashion and costume portraits.
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Paris [n.d. c.1684-1700].
Engraving. 295 x 185mm (11½ x 7¼").
A student at Maison Royale de Saint Louis boarding school for girls, holding a fan and described wearing a blue ribbon, the uniform of first classe students. The school was founded in 1684 at St. Cyr by Madame de Maintenon, the second wife of Louis XIV. Engraved by Nicolas Arnoult (c.1650-1722), who also published his own work and was a recognised specialist in fashion and costume portraits.
[Ref: 54865] £130.00