Duke and Peer, decorated with Orders of the King, occupying one of the first places at Court. He is dressed in an embroidered summer suit. (1781) This costume is a suit à la française, in the fashion of the season. About the "orders of the king", they are: first the order of St. Esprit, consisting … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 36e Cahier, 5e Figure
Category: 18th century
Galerie des Modes, 36e Cahier, 4e Figure
The children of M. le Comte d'Artois, to wit, Monseigneur le Duc d'Angoulême, eldest Son, Monseigneur le Duc de Berri and Mademoiselle, accompanied by their Governesses, one of which holds in her arms the Duc de Berri, youngest of the three. (1781) Although it is not necessary to accord a grand iconographic value to this … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 36e Cahier, 4e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 36e Cahier, 3e Figure
Madame, only Daughter of the King, on the knees of her Governess. (1781) This plate is from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 44.1515.
Galerie des Modes, 36e Cahier, 2e Figure
Marie Antoinette, Archduchess of Austria, Sister of the Emperor, Queen of France, wearing her royal Dress. (1781) This plate is from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 44.1513.
Galerie des Modes, 36e Cahier, 1ere Figure
Louis XVI, King of France and Navarre, wearing his royal dress, leaning on his Sceptre. (1781) This plate is from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 44.1511. According to the writing at the top of the plate, and to the reprinted Galerie des Modes, this is the first cahier of the third volume, which seems … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 36e Cahier, 1ere Figure
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