Woman In Robe Battante shows the elegance of women, a dress in the 18th century with pleats on the back as depicted by Rococo artist Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684 to 1721) in his romantic paintings.
Anecdotal stories from the court of Louis XIV suggest the robe battante was a useful way for the king’s mistresses to conceal clandestine pregnancies
Anecdotal stories from the court of Louis XIV suggest the robe battante was a useful way for the king’s mistresses to conceal clandestine pregnancies