Figure 1.--A charming pair of matching oval portraits were done of the children of the actor Caillot in 1787. Some authorities attribute them to Vigée Le Brun and others to a contemprary artist Greuze. The boy wears a small, open lace collar, but a waist coat and contrasting blue jacket rather than a skeleton suit. His hair is longish, but does not appear to have been worn with a quque. Click on the image to see his sister's portrait. |
A charming pair of matching oval portraits were done of the children of the actor Caillot in 1787. Some authorities attribute them to Vigée Le Brun and others to a contemprary artist Greuze. We include them here because who ever the artist was, they are acharming match set showing contempory children's fashion. The boy wears a small, open lace collar, but a waist coat and contrasting blue jacket rather than a skeleton suit. His hair is longish, but does not appear to have been worn with a quque. The girl wears a colored dress cut rather low, but with translucent material matching her head sacrfe to provide more material covering the bodice. The artist also painted a portrait of their father.
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