Return to finding aids search |
Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 27 Feb 2023
|
|
Overview of the Collection |
|
Title: | Henri Bonnart Dressed Print |
Dates: | 1694 |
Quantity: | 1 item |
Abstract: | Engraving by 17th century French printmaker Henri Bonnart, "dressed" in fabric |
Language: | French |
Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Henri Bonnart (1642-1711) was a French engraver and print dealer. The Bonnart family is considered the inventors of fashion portraiture, showing notable individuals wearing fashionable clothing. Dressed prints, in which an engraving of a fashionably-dressed person was embellished through the addition of fabric scraps to bring their clothing to three-dimensional life, were popular in the 17th century.
The Henri Bonnart Dressed Print consists of an engraving by Bonnart, portraying Marie-Louise de Montmorency-Laval, one of Louis XIV's mistresses. The print has been embellished with pieces of fabric -- brocade, silks, etc. -- to make her clothing more realistic and beautiful.
One item.
Access Restrictions:
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advance notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Persons
Bonnart, Henri, 1642-1711.
Laval-Montmorency, Marie-Louise de.
Subjects
Fashion -- 17th century.
Women's clothing -- 17th century.
Places
France.
Genres and Forms
Dressed prints.
Engravings.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Henri Bonnart Dressed Print,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 2022.
Artwork
Artwork | |||||||||||
Box 1 | Dressed print 1694 - portrait by Henri Bonnart of Marie-Louise de Montmorency-Laval, embellished by an unknown person with pieces of brocade, silk, and other fabrics |