#émile taigny

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The French actor and theatre manager Émile Taigny (1810-1875) with his wife, drawn by Paul Gavarni in 1840 (Paris Musées).

Mme. Taigny wears demi-gigot sleeves, the last hurrah of the 1830s.

After 1838 [women's] sleeves tended to be inserted low off the shoulder so that it became increasingly difficult to raise the arm above the horizontal; suggesting a ladylike incapacity of movement was becoming attractive.

— C. Willett Cunnington and Phillis Cunnington, Handbook of English Costume in the 19th Century

Other than his masculine side part, M. Taigny sports a very similiar hairstyle to that of his wife, gathered into masses of curls at his temples. As an actor, he was certainly familiar with hair curling papers and cosmetics.

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In the 1840s (top to bottom) -

1840 French actor and theatre manager Émile Taigny (1810-1875) with his wife, drawn by Paul Gavarni (Musée Carnavalet - Paris, France). From tumblr.com/clove-pinks 1730X1708 @72 1.4Mj.

1844 Young lady in a white dress by Miklós Barabás (privte collection). From tumblr.com/andrayblue 972X1274 @72 251kj.

1847 Anna Pavlovna of Russia (1795-1865), queen consort of the Netherlands by Nicaise de Keyser (Stichting Historische Verzamelingen van het Huis Oranje-Nassau - Den Haag, Netherlands). From Wikimedia 1684X2560 @300 1.1Mj.

1849 Equestrian Sophie, Koningin der Nederlanden by or after Henri de Montpezat. From Wikimedia 1896X2500 @72 694kj.

1849 Koningin Sophie by Henri de Montpezat (location ?). From Wikimedia 1422X1654 @96 800kj.

1840s Hortense Thayer née Bertrand by Louis Janmot (location ?). From tumblr.com/a-republican-mind 272X929 @72 272kj.