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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Galerie des Modes, 35e Cahier, 6e Figure
Circassienne trimmed with Gauze en pouf, the Coiffure un Hérisson girded with a two-colored Ribbon with a Rosette on the left side. (1781) This plate was not in the reprint of Galerie des Modes available from Bunka Gakuen; I found it in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 44.1510.
Galerie des Modes, 35e Cahier, 5e Figure
Redingote with three collars, crossed in front, called Lévite Redingote. (1781) The popinjay à l'anglaise. - "It is today a ton among the youth to copy the English in their dress. The son of a financier, a young man said to be of family [?], the boy merchant wear the long, narrow suit, hat on … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 35e Cahier, 5e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 35e Cahier, 4e Figure
Circassienne with bands of another color, edged with muslin. The coiffure is a cap à la Créche belted with a double row of ribbon with a bow on top of the Phisionomie. (1780) False hair - You see the head of this beautiful woman, if remarkable for the edifice of her coiffure and her long … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 35e Cahier, 4e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 35e Cahier, 3e Figure
Little Master en Chenille. Frock coat of a fashionable color. Silk vest with a border of silk embroidery in diverse colors, the Buttons of the Frock in fashionable silver. He is coiffed with a Hat à la Pensilvanie. (1780) "See an elegant man come in. It is necessary first that his trinkets, by a pretty … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 35e Cahier, 3e Figure
Mimic of Modes 