It shows how busy it gets here when it is Monday before I can catch up on Saturday's newspapers! But I sat down today at last and had my lunch while keeping a low profile behind the review section of the Guardian.
I love Amanda Vickery's writing and so I was delighted that there was a double page article on fashion and life in 18th century Paris she had written which she began with Voltaire's contemporary observation: 'We are the whipped cream of Europe'. But, as you can see, all that luxury did not result in completely idle hands for the rich women - above they are portrayed busy at their stitching and other works. Below is another matter -but, well - one simply has to make oneself look decent, don't one? The full text of Amanda's article is available for you to enjoy on line -
just click here.
The exhibition itself has just another week to run - so if you are able to get along, do visit - it sounds wonderful!
Click here for directions and visiting times. But if you are not able to visit there is a book by Charissa Bremer-David of the Getty Museum which documents the background to the exhibition.
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