18th century blog

Wow wish I could be there!!!!

The hand painted Chinese or Indian wallpaper is very eye catching.

Yessss! Beautiful!!!

What a fun event!
Right now I’m reading “Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore To The Revolution” and am having a new found adoration for 18th century dress. I think you would immensely enjoy it.

Nice! The book is quickly becoming one of my favorites as well. It’s just so well researched and packed with interesting factoids.

Those photos look gorgeous, the dresses are beautiful.

Oh, I wish I had been there!

Dear Johanna,
do you know where I can find information about 18th or 19th century fashion of Italy?

When dating 18th century portraits I often consult the following books.”Dress in Eighteenth - Century Europe 1715-1789” by Aileen Ribeiro and “A History of Costume in the West” by Francois Boucher.I would be surprised if you didn`t find some useful information in them.The two most fashionable portrait painters in 18th century Rome were ,of course, Pompeo Batoni and his Austrian rival Anton Raphael Mengs.Having read the the letters of many grand tourists the period they seem to have spent a considerable amount of money on fashion.It`s fair to say that the portraits of Mengs and Batoni are a very good guide to what was fashionable in 18th century Rome.See “Pompeo Batoni - Prince of Painters in Eighteenth-Century Rome” by Edgar Peters Bowran & Peter Bjorn Kerber.(2007).

Wow..what fun! Do you have any idea of the music that was played for everyone to dance to?

It looks really lovely!
This might be a stupid question, but how can you get a dress like that? Do you make them yourself, or can you buy that kind clothing somewhere?

That wallpaper is my idea of heaven!

wow. the ladies look so chic!

wow so beautiful! running this blog, have u ever heard of roses of versailles? its an anime/manga from japan depicting a fictional story of marie antoinette, ferson, and a made up character named lady oscar thats good entertainent. its easily found on google and youtube. in case u never heard of it, i wanted to tell you :)

Although spring has barely begun, we already have the pleasure to invite you to our next Winter Ball at Château d’Ursel.

On Saturday 10th December 2011, the grand hall of the castle will once again be transformed into an 18th-century ballroom. The musicians and dancing masters of the Classical Dance Foundation will invite you for a beautiful series of contredances. At the same time, you can also visit the other rooms in the castle. To keep you dancing throughout the evening, refreshments will be provided.

Would you like to join us? Mail to info@kasteeldursel.provant.be for more information and the official booking form!

See also: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hingene-Belgium/Kas….

Heisann Johanna!

Just a brief not to say hello, and that I’ve nominated you for the Stylish Blogger Award currently making the rounds of the blogging community. To accept:

1) provide a link back to the nominating blogger and his/her blog.

2) Tell us seven things about yourself that you deem fit for public consumption.

3) Nominate another blog/blogger (or several) for the award.

4) Notify those bloggers.

Hope you are well otherwise.

Med vennlig hilsen,

Stokes Schwartz

Wow, that looks very historically accurate. It’s like someone sent a digital camera down to the 18th century. Much impressed.

Awesome blog.

Excellent blog, this looks like an utterly fantastic event!