{"product_id":"journal-le-printemps-plate-1881","title":"Journal le Printemps, Plate 1880","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA. Paul (printmaker), after A. Lefrancq (designer)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJournal le Printemps, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1880\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand-colored Lithograph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe figure on the left wears an elegant white dress adorned with delicate floral motifs, lace trim, and a red sash tied at the waist, while carrying a matching white parasol. The figure on the right is dressed in a tailored blue jacket paired with a plaid bustle skirt, showcasing the structured silhouettes and fashionable mixing of fabrics and patterns that were popular during the late nineteenth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJournal le Printemps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was a prominent French fashion magazine published in association with the elite Parisian department store Printemps. Active from the mid-nineteenth century into the early twentieth century, the publication combined fashion journalism with advertising, offering subscribers finely detailed illustrations of the latest styles available in Paris. These fashion plates were typically printed through engraving or lithographic processes and then meticulously hand-colored by artisans. Such works provide important insight into the evolution of Victorian and early Edwardian dress, documenting changing ideals of femininity, domesticity, and consumer culture during a period when Paris was widely regarded as the international center of fashion. Today, original fashion plates from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJournal le Printemps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are valued by collectors and historians alike for their artistic craftsmanship and their role in preserving the visual culture of nineteenth-century haute couture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH 13.25 x 10 W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: tear on upper right and bottom left\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53519707013399,"sku":"PR0107-30","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/3607\/0679\/files\/PR0107-30b.jpg?v=1781025965","url":"https:\/\/antonioraimogallery.com\/products\/journal-le-printemps-plate-1881","provider":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}