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Gelatin silver print
Senator Joseph Philippe Baby Casgrain costumed as "Robespierre," and his daughter Elaine costumed as "Mademoiselle Fontanges" for the Quebec City Historical Ball, Montreal, Quebec, 1927
Photography studio
Wm. Notman & Son
(1882-1919)
SignatureL.r. within image, Wm Notman & Son
Date
1927
Medium / Technique
Silver salts and watercolour
Gelatin silver process
Gelatin silver process
Dimensions81.3 × 55.9 cm
Origin
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, North America
Object NumberM2007.50.2
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of the Estate of David W. Casgrain
NotesExhibition Costume Balls - Dressing Up History, 1870-1927
Robespierre
Senator Joseph Philippe Baby Casgrain wore a very liberal interpretation of the mid-18th century silhouette, at odds with the time of his French Revolutionary character. His trompe-l’oeil waistcoat has been created with strategically placed panels of cotton with floral and striped motifs. He and his daughter Elaine, dressed as “Mademoiselle Fontanges,” had a large painted version made from one of the pictures taken in the family home in Montreal.
Robespierre
Senator Joseph Philippe Baby Casgrain wore a very liberal interpretation of the mid-18th century silhouette, at odds with the time of his French Revolutionary character. His trompe-l’oeil waistcoat has been created with strategically placed panels of cotton with floral and striped motifs. He and his daughter Elaine, dressed as “Mademoiselle Fontanges,” had a large painted version made from one of the pictures taken in the family home in Montreal.
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