Fashion Plate from
La Mode Illustree
Three beautiful women conspiring in a garden.
This plate was drawn by the artist Anaïs
Toudouze, a famous woman illustrator of
the period who was at the center of a talented
family of artists and art critics in the Belle
Epoche. Her father was the artist Alexandre-Marie
Colin, and her husband was the architect and
engraver Gabriel Toudouze. Her son became a
well-known art critic in the circles around
Emile Zola.
Dated 1870
The print is signed in the plate by the artist.
Dimensions: 10.75 X 15 inches
Condition: Please note that this plate has
three small holes in the center around the hands
of the woman holding the parasol. Some light
creasing of sheet and light toning around the
edges.
Despite this small defect, this is very
beautiful print.
