Revealing the Feminine: Fashion and Appearance in the 18th Century

Musée Cognacq-Jay and Palais Galliera join forces to explore 18th-century femininity through the eyes of Painters Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, Jean-Marc Nattier and Maurice Quentin de la Tour. Pastoral works by François Boucher and Antoine Watteau sit alongside contemporary photography by Steven Meisel, Esther Ségal and Valérie Belin, tracing the lasting influence of these iconic representations on the history of art.