This is a hand coloured, plate-signed pochoir from La Gazette Du Bon Ton, Issue #3, 1913, Plate II. Lepape's tongue-in-cheek homage to Homer, as Penelope awaits the return of her hero, while also (seriously) modelling the new Empire waistline in a creation most probably by Paul Poiret. H. 9.625in X W. 7.5in; H. 24.4cm X W. 19.1cm |