1 a parisian lady bussar During the 1880s

During the 1880s

In the picture you also see an orchestra playing on the second plane

a tenacious political activist and leader of the suffragette movement who tirelessly campaigned for women's suffrage

today only Field 16 is preserved

At the top left

1 a parisian lady bussar During the 1880sA modern French woman in Paris in the 19th century. She is wearing a black dress with a marked waist and a draped tourniquet (a metal brace worn under the skirt at the back). The quality and style of the clothes reveal the woman's high social and economic status. The painting depicts the woman as a power factor and status symbol in 19th century France. The artist behind the painting was douard Manet and sthe actress Ellen Andr was the model for it.