#adèle romany

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Georgian/Regency Coral Jewelry

Adèle Romany  (French, 1769–1846) • Portrait of a Woman at a Pianoforte • 1808

I came across so many portraits from the early 19th century of young women wearing coral jewelry that I had to look into why.

Thomas Barber  (British, 1771–1843) • Lady Caroline Gordon, Lady Chesham (1785-1866) • Between 1805-1815

It was believed by the people of the era that coral contained properties that protected the health and well-being of the wearer. Coral was worn mostly by young women and children because their health was considered the most vulnerable. If the coral remained bright, it signified its wearer was in good health. If it turned dull, it indicated that the person wearing it was either ill or soon to be. Wearing coral for a portrait helped to portray that the sitter was "the picture of health".

Jewelry sets, such as this one, were called parure. The comb in the upper center was called a diadem. These matching sets are evident in portraits (see the Romany portrait), mostly coral or pearl studded.

Adèle Romany (1769-1846) • Portrait of a Young Piano Player Holding a Music Score (Miss Thevenet de Montgarrel) • c. 1802

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Portrait of Pierre-Marie-Nicolas Michelot (details)

By Adèle Romany, French Artist

1807, Napoleonic Era

Michelot is represented sitting and holding a book in his hand. Placed on the table next to him is the text of the role of Hippolyte in the tragedy Phèdre by Racine, a role in which the actor triumphed in 1805.

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Adèle Romany (1769-1846), Portrait de dame, 1829

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A Portrait Of A Family With Their Pug In A River Landscape by Adèle Romany (French, 1769-1846)

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Portrait of a Lady at a Pianoforte, ca 1808, by Adèle Romany. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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“Portrait d'une Jeune Harpiste" par Adèle Romany (circa 1795) au Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lille, octobre 2024.

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Hat's the way, I like it

Attributed to Adèle Romany, Portrait de Mme Thénard, 1800, Musée Carnavalet

Marie-Magdeleine-Claudine Chevalier-Perrin (1767–1849), was a French stage actress who performed under the stage name Madame Thénard.

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Portrait of Agalé-Constance Boudard, 1815, by Adèle Romany (1769-1846)

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1810s dress -

Top:  Lady Hilgrove Turner by ? (Jersey Museum and Art Gallery - St Helier, Jersey, UK). From artuk.org 959X1200 @72 198kj.

Second row left:  1810 Mrs. Margaret Mair by Henry Raeburn (University of Louisville, Speed Art Museum - Louisville, Kentucky, USA). From tumblr.com/blog/view/lavenderiscalming 1184X1500 @72 406kj.

Second row right:  1815 Agalé-Constance Boudard by Adèle Romany (location ?). From tumblr.com/blog/view/lenkaastrelenkaa/693273842257395712

Third row:  1816 Woman, three-quarter length, in an elegant black velvet dress with lace trim by Jean-Baptiste-Paulin Guérin (Sotheby's - 27Jan22 auction Lot 51). Erased spots w Pshp 1538X2000 @300 772kj.

Fourth row:  1816 Ekaterina Pavlovna, future Queen of Württemberg by Henri-François Riesener (Tver Regional Art Gallery - Tver, Tver Oblast, Russia). From tumblr.com/blog/view/history-of-fashion 1719X2000 @72 654kj.

Fifth row:  1819 Rosalia Klieber by Carl Peter Goebel the Elder (Belvedere - Wien, Austria). From tumblr.com/blog/view/costumedufilm; erased cracks & spots w Pshop 2048X2581 @72 1.3Mj. Skirts are no longer free flowing muslin.

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Romany Adèle (française, 1769 - 1846)

Portrait of a lady, three-quarter length, at a pianoforte holding a manuscript.

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1809 Adèle Romany - Portrait of Antoine Valedau

(Musée Fabre)

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Autoportrait présumé d'Adèle Romanée (détail) par Catherine Reznitchenko Via Flickr : Autoportrait présumé d'Adèle Romanée (détail), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France. - Explored - www.catherine-reznitchenko.fr

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Madame Adèle Romany: Self Portrait, circa 1800s

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Adèle Romany Portrait de Joseph Guillaume de Paul, vers 1805

Galerie Terrades

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Portrait of a lady, three-quarter length, at a pianoforte holding a manuscript. Adèle Romany (French, 1769-1846). Oil on canvas.

The young lady stands before a pianoforte, idly fingering its keys; a music book sits on the instrument and she holds a musical manuscript at her side on which can clearly be read. The inscription on the pianoforte reveals it was manufactured by Sébastien Érard, one of the preeminent piano makers of the 19th century.

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Auguste Vestris (1760–1842), was the son of King Louis XVI’s dancing master. He made his ballet debut at the age of twelve and soon usurped his father’s reputation as 'the god of the dance.' A close-fitting wool jacket, beaver-fur hat, voluminous cravat, silk waistcoat, golden earrings, bamboo walking stick, and yellow gloves complete the look of a dandy. Portrait by Adèle Romany (1793)

[I just read that he performed a minuet at the age of 75.]

— RISD Museum

Found more pix of him:

The above is by Thomas Gainsborough