LONG LIVE THE QUEEN

by Emile Vernon /detail/

Medium: Cotton

Medium: Silk, satin, tulle, ribbons, metallic thread.

Medium: Gold and amber

Medium: Silk, Vilene, acetate, nylon, polyester, metal, cotton.

• Dress and petticoat. Date: ca. 1730 Place of origin: France Medium: Silk lampas

Richard Siken, Meanwhile

Date: 1847

The Flower Seller, Leon Francois Comerre

Francesco Hayez, Vengeance is Sworn - 1851, Secret Accusation - c.1847-48 and The Vengeance of a Rival - 1850, from Triptych on Love and Revenge

Cortez and his Conquistadors arrive at Tenochtitlan *November 8, 1519*

Costumes designed for Marie Antoinette (2006)

“This silk tulle dress is exquisitely embroidered with motifs of carnations and other flowers in silver thread. It is most probably an example of ‘remontage’ (refitting): the bust does not match Josephine’s measurements exactly and has almost certainly been adjusted to fit someone else. Indeed, Josephine often ‘reviewed’ her wardrobe: once a year she would go through her closets and give away the garments she no longer wore to her entourage.”