Art Gallery - page 7

"The First Born"
by British artist L. Campbell Taylor (1874-1969)

Original in the Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead, U.K..

'The Travelling Companions'
by Augustus Leopold Egg (1816-1863)

Original in the City Art Gallery, Birmingham, U.K. Contributed by Janet, with the following commentary:
"I suspect that the same model was used twice.
It shows them in an early railway carriage somewhere near Menton in the south of France.
The dress(es) appear to be in the 'Annabel Princess' style, and would have had crinolines underneath."

'The Swing' ('Les Hasards heureux de L'escarpolette')
by Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806)
Original in the Wallace Collection, London, U.K.

The most petticoat-passionate of them all. One sour-faced critic described Fragonard
as 'facile, feminine, coquettish and fanciful'. Good thing. (Are you worried?)

This is not only Fragonard's most famous Rococo painting, but also one of the most familiar images in 18th Century art. It shows the Barton de Saint-Julien (who commissioned the painting) looking suitably ecstatic as
he takes advantage of the view afforded by his mistress' uninhibited enjoyment of the swing.

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres,
Josephine-Eleonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Bearn, Princesse de Broglie,
1851-53

From BB Bloomer: "I have always felt a strong attraction for this painting
which reflects very clearly the ruffles of this huge bouffant dress."

(below) Iris has sent these samples of the work of (portraits and Polaroids) by Carlo Mollino, architect, designer and artist (Died in 1973).

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