Costume of a lower-class merveilleuse

Costume of a lower-class merveilleuse.. Costume of a lower-class merveilleuse, habitue of the galeries de bois of the Palais Royale. She wears a low-cut dress of nankinette cotton and puff sleeves not seen in fashion for a decade. Handcolored etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot Jr. from Costumes of the Directory, Rouquette, Paris, 1875. The etchings were made from designs by Eugene Lacoste and Draner after prints of the era 1795-99

1795 99 1795-99 Bois Decade Directory Draner Etchings Etienne Galeries Guillaumot Lacoste Low Cut Low-cut Merveilleuse Puff Rouquette Royale

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