In love with textiles? ‘Love Stories: Romance and Tragedy in 18th- and 19th-Century Textiles and Costume Accessories’ in Gallery 271 has us going weak at the knees. Here’s a sampling:

Printed Textile: Love Leads Them
Made in Rouen, France
c. 1820
Artist/maker unknown, French. Designed after works by Jean Baptiste Mallet, French, 1759 - 1835, and Pierre-Paul Prud’hon, French, 1758 - 1823.
Roller print on cotton plain weave
Gift of Mrs. William D. Frishmuth, 1911

Fan
Made in England
1780-1800
Artist/maker unknown, English
Gouache on paper; pierced ivory sticks and guards
The Bloomfield Moore Collection, 1899

Printed Textile: “Nina, or the Fool for Love”
Made in Nantes, France
c. 1790
Printed by François Gorgerat, French. Manufactured by Gorgerat Frères et Cie, Nantes, France, 1783/85 - 1815. After engraving by Jean François Janinet, French, 1752 - 1814. After gouache by Claude-Jean-Baptiste Hoin, French, 1750 - 1817.
Plate print on plain weave cotton
Purchased with funds contributed by Mrs. Alfred Stengel, from the Henri Clouzot Collection, 1929