Pair of Empire Pastel Portraits, 1813 – L.H. Hessel, Nuremberg, Early 19th‑Century Art #transilvaniabelt These dresses take their name

These dresses take their name from the materials and techniques traditionally used in lingerie - light cotton

is a poignant and beautifully preserved example of historic German fashion

the ensemble remains sturdy enough to be carefully worn today

it offers valuable insight into the social and cultural transformation of bathing practices during the 1920s

The unique silhouette is created by two attached pointed flounces

Pair of Empire Pastel Portraits, 1813 – L.H. Hessel, Nuremberg, Early 19th‑Century Art #transilvaniabelt These dresses take their nameThese two Empireperiod pastel portraits, one dated 1813 and signed by Leonhard Heinrich Hessel, are exceptional examples of early 19thcentury portrait art from Nuremberg. Hessel (1757 St. Petersburg ca. 1830) was a GermanBaltic painter and engraver, born into a family from Narva (today Estonia) and active in Nuremberg from 1779 onward. He became well known for his miniature portraits, his copper engravings, and for inventing the socalled Hesselischer