Postcard RU-10047210

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Woman wearing a ball gown, woman wearing a city dress and bonnet, girl wearing black and blue dress, engraving by Joseph-Isnard-Louis Desjardins from a drawing by Adele-Anais Toudouze, Magasin des Demoiselles (French magazine), Volume XI, January 25, 1855
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Anaïs Toudouze (née Adele-Anaïs Colin; 1822-1899) was a French fashion plate illustrator, born in Ukraine. She was born to a painter and lithographer, Alexandre-Marie Colin and his wife, who was also a painter. Anaïs worked for over 35 fashion publications during her career. Fashion magazines became hugely popular from 1830-70, providing ample work for female illustrators. She did the majority of her work for the fashion magazine in France called La Mode Illustrée.
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How interesting! Anais made amazing illustrations. Fashion magazines from the old days are works of art.