An anon asked me for Erik x Raoul in their masquerade attire. Red Death is surprisingly very easy to draw compared to Raoul’s hussar uniform; my hand is dead from that;(
I haven’t been happy with my linework lately so I used this as an exercise to practice my lines.
Another Bridgerton inspired dress. This one I made last summer and I was able to squeeze in a few new pictures this week.
This dress was inspired by a waistcoat and cravat combo worn by Benedict.
The navy blue bee embroidered waistcoat with a soft sage green cravat colors looked so well together.
the navy embroidered bee fabric was perfect for a Sleeveless Spencer that was popular about around 1798-1800.
This is the easiest costume I have ever made. Took a day to make the spencer and a day to make the dress.
This dress is the most comfortable thing I have ever made that I have worn it around the house
Sadly for me I have already seen another waistcoat and cravat combo that he wears that has caught my eye in the season 2 trailer. And yes I have already started looking for fabric.
The actor known under the stage name Mademoiselle Mars (1779-1847), a member of one of the oldest theatre companies in the world, the Comédie-Française, seen in “Muscovite” costume in this 1814 portrait by Baron Gérard, a family friend.
Her real name was Anne-François-Hippolyte Salvetat and she chose her stage name after her unmarried mother, actor Madame Mars (Jeanne-Marguerite Salvetat). After debuting on the stage at the age of fourteen, she became one of the era’s favourite actors. She was also a staunch Bonapartist who along with the most distinguished members of the Comédie-Française was selected to give special performances in Dresden (Kingdom of Saxony, now in Germany), one of the theatre-loving Napoleon Bonaparte’s headquarters during the Napoleonic Wars and, that same year, 1813, the site of a major battle victory. She gave her farewell performance in 1841.
It’s March 25th! I’s happy Bridgerton day— and I’m excited to show you my new project!! I’m an illustrator for this amazing new RPG set in Regency England, DANDIES AND DANDYZETTES, written by the one and only Cassidy Percoco (@mimicofmodes). It’s going to be awesome— check out all our rewards. And there’s more artwork to come, so look out for that!
Juliane Elise Larpent (1807-90), documented in portraits
1823:Painted around age 16, by Mme. Isabeau. The way she wears her green scarf is fabulously modern! A lock of her hair is said to be inside the frame, along with a note from her son Sophus Larpent.
1824-26:Drawn around age 18, unknown artist. There is a similar portrait of her younger sister Louise made around the same time, wearing the same type of dress and collar, and an identical necklace.
1827:Painted around age 20, by Aument. This is at the height of Regency fashion, with a large hair comb, and a big metal buckle in the waist. The buckle is still within the family today. She’s showing off a ring at the left hand, it might have been a portrait painted when she got engaged to Isaac Larpent. The couple married in 1830.
1850s:Painted around age 40, by David Monies. She looks so different from her younger portraits; at least the nose seems more exaggerated. However, the dress is absolutely splendid, featuring green silk shot with red, and a lovely fan fold decorated bodice with pagoda sleeves.
1870s:Here she is around 70 years, documented by photographer Wilhelm Cappelen. By now she would have had some 15 grandchildren, 11 of whom she took care of. The plot twist is that two of her daughters were married to the same man - albeit not at the same time - and had 11 children in total. So her son-in-law became a widower for the second time she moved in with him to take care of all the grandchildren. She was a majestic figure, only known as “Grandma Larpent”.
1870s:A photo where she wears either the same dress slightly remodeled, or a dress made of the same fabric. It might also have been a “transformation dress”; one skirt with two bodices. Whatever the case, the bodice and sleeves are different, and she wears another belt and collar, but the fabric is the same in both photos. She was probably in her mid 70s here. She lived until the age of 83.
Juliane Elise Larpent (née Mathisen), painted by Aument in 1827
She was born in Copenhagen in 1807, and died in Oslo in 1890. Multiple portraits and photographs exists of her, but this is by far my favourite. Her hairdo and overall appearance is smashing - but even more exciting: the golden buckle she wears in the portrait has survived and is still within the family.
