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El año 1892 sitúa a esta estampa en el contexto de la Belle Epoque, una época de florecimiento cultural en Francia caracterizada por la elegancia, el lujo y la innovación en las artes y la moda.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Es probable que Alex Albert Editeur de París fuera editor o distribuidor de grabados e ilustraciones de moda de alta calidad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Tissus de la Mon LABBEY indica que el estampado fue creado para exhibir los textiles y diseños vendidos por Mon Labbey, una casa de telas ubicada en 16 Rue de la Banque, una zona de moda en París en ese momento.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eEste tipo de estampados a menudo representaban los últimos estilos, proporcionando una guía visual para que las mujeres replicaran los looks de la alta sociedad y servían como publicidad para los textiles de Mon Labbey y como inspiración para clientes y modistas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"For the Louvre of Antiques LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46510161920255,"sku":"","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/8780\/4927\/files\/LargeParisianFashionPrint8.png?v=1737312723"},{"product_id":"antique-parisian-fashion-print-woman-in-a-blue-dress","title":"Grabado de moda parisina antigua: mujer con vestido azul","description":"\u003cp\u003e Litografía de 1892 sobre moda de una mujer con un vestido azul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Alex Albert Editeur París 1892 - Tissus de la Mon LABBEY 16 Rue de la Banque\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Dimensiones: 20,75\" de alto x 16,25\" de ancho x 1\" de profundidad\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Descargo de responsabilidad: desgaste general y algunas muescas\/descoloración en el marco. Oxidación natural por envejecimiento debido a la impresión de moda y una ligera curvatura en el medio (ya que probablemente se imprimió en una publicación periódica de la época).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Historia:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e La estampa lleva la inscripción Alex Albert Editeur Paris 1892 - Tissus de la Mon LABBEY 16 Rue de la Banque en la parte inferior. 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The portrait is enclosed within an elaborate laurel wreath cartouche, topped by a crowned monogram and flanked by ribboned banners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBelow the portrait sits a sculptural architectural plinth supporting a quartered heraldic coat of arms, surmounted by a crown and supported by a falcon (dexter) and hound (sinister)—a classic aristocratic heraldic pairing. The motto “DENIQUE CÆLUM” appears on a scroll beneath the shield.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe engraving is signed in the plate:\u003cbr\u003e“I. de Medina pinxit” (after a painting by Juan de Medina)\u003cbr\u003e“R. White sculpsit” (engraved by Robert White)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdditional inscriptions appear on ribbon banners in the upper corners, including the clearly legible date “Anno Dom. 1690”. 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