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Falbalas et Fanfreluches. Almanach des modes...

Fashion Plate
1923 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour fashion plate depicting a male warrior wearing a winged helmet and holding a spear. A woman leans on his shoulder and the two stand on a rocky outcrop before a fire. In the left distance are two figures running beneath the moon.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Falbalas et Fanfreluches. Almanach des modes... (series title)
  • Le Retour (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured process engraving
Brief description
'Le Retour'. Fashion plate (1 of 40) by George Barbier, colour process engraving, Falbalas et Fanfreluches. Almanach des modes..., Paris, 1923.
Physical description
Colour fashion plate depicting a male warrior wearing a winged helmet and holding a spear. A woman leans on his shoulder and the two stand on a rocky outcrop before a fire. In the left distance are two figures running beneath the moon.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.86cm
  • Width: 3.78cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1954 London: HMSO 1963
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'G B 1923' (Signed and dated)
  • 'Époque Gallo-Romaine / Le Retour' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1954 London: HMSO, 1963
Collection
Accession number
E.640-1954

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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