Re: [h-cost] A curious French doublet

2006-10-07 Thread AlbertCat
In a message dated 10/6/2006 11:29:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The link to the Clouet drawings made me start looking for this picture again. It was years ago, now, that I asked about it and no one knew what I was talking about. But today I found it. This is

[h-cost] A curious French doublet

2006-10-06 Thread MaggiRos
The link to the Clouet drawings made me start looking for this picture again. It was years ago, now, that I asked about it and no one knew what I was talking about. But today I found it. This is a drawing of Admiral Coligny (1519 - 1572) from the 1560s or so, I think, with the most pecularly cut

Re: [h-cost] A curious French doublet

2006-10-06 Thread Melanie Schuessler
Very curious and interesting! Thanks for sharing. The only other asymmetrical men's doublets that come to mind are from much earlier, like the Barthel Beham scorekeeper from 1529. What about this one: http://www.tudor-portraits.com/ElizabethKnollys.jpg I've always wondered where it closes.

Re: [h-cost] A curious French doublet

2006-10-06 Thread Carmen Beaudry
Very curious and interesting! Thanks for sharing. The only other asymmetrical men's doublets that come to mind are from much earlier, like the Barthel Beham scorekeeper from 1529. What about this one: http://www.tudor-portraits.com/ElizabethKnollys.jpg I've always wondered where it closes.