FRANCOIS DUMONT. Mademoiselle de Montbrizon, 1795. Creator: Francois Dumont.

Mademoiselle de Montbrizon, 1795. In this circular miniature, Mlle de Montbrizon looks up from her desk with a letter in her hand. Polite and expressive letter writing was a highly prized social accomplishment in 18th-century France. In Paris, the French capital, notes and letters crisscrossed the city; by the mid-century, there were up to nine deliveries of mail each day. Although the sitter in this miniature is shown with a quill and elegant writing furniture, we can tell from the way in which it is folded and addressed that she has received rather than written the letter she holds.

ACUARELA • AMERICA • AMERICANO • ARTE • ARTES • ATAVIO • BOLIGRAFO • CARTA • COLOR • COLORIDO • CORRESPONDENCIA • ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA • ESTADOS UNIDOS • FRANCES • FRANCIA • FRANCOIS DUMONT • FRANÇOIS • GENTE • INDUMENTARIA • LEYENDO • MARFIL • MINIATURA • MUJER • MUJERES • MUSEO • PAÍS • PINTURA • PLUMA DE AVE • PORTRAIT • PRENDA DE VESTIR • PRENDA • RETRATO • ROPA • S. XVIII • SIGLO XVIII • SIGLO • SUIT • VESTIDO • VESTIDURA • VESTIMENTA • VESTUARIO