Miss Pastel and her mother
Miss Pastel followed by her mother. A young beauty art student carries brushes, palette and canvas, while her mother in bonnet, shawl and gloves carries a heavy easel and stool. Here is one danger for middle-class parents: Instead of giving her daughter a career, she wants to make her into an artist. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangere's Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817. Miss Pastel followed by her mother. A young beauty art student carries brushes, palette and canvas, while her mother in bonnet, shawl and gloves carries a heavy easel and stool. Here is one danger for middle-class parents: Instead of giving her daughter a career, she wants to make her into an artist. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangere's Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817
