Handcolored Fashion Plate
By Heloise Leloir

 

Plate 624 - February 1, 1865

 

A woman with two children reading in a salon

Heloise Leloir, one of the great fashion print artists of the 19th Century was part of a distinguished artists family.

The daughter of the painter Alexandre Colin, she married the painter Jean-Baptiste Auguste Leloir (1809-1992), and was the mother of Maurice Leloir, an artist who later became a film producer in Hollywood.

Heloise's two sisters -- Anais Toudouze and Laure Noel-- were also talented artists and fashion plate illustrators.

Signed in the Plate - Heloise Leloir

7.5 X 11 inches

 

Nice bright sheet with vibrant colors. Tips of corners folded. Some light discoloration around very edges of sheet

 

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