French dandy in formal wear, Paris, 1803

French dandy in formal wear, but not court. He wears a wig, black frock coat, white cravatte and gilet. silk hose. His bicorn and sword are on the right through a mistake of the engraver's. Costume Habille, mais non d'Etiquette. Le Chapeau et l'Epee se trouvent E droite par l'inadvertence du Graveur. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Pierre de la Mesangere's Journal des Dames et des Modes, Magazine of Women and Fashion, Paris, An 11, 1803. Illustrations by Carle Vernet, Jean-Francois Bosio, Dominique Bosio and Philibert Louis Debucourt, engraved by Pierre-Charles Baquoy

An 11 Bicorn Carle Vernet Costume Parisien Dominique Bosio Formal Wear French Dandy Frock Coat Gilet Jean-francois Bosio Journal Des Dames Et Des Modes Napoleonic Era Philibert Louis Debucourt Pierre De La Mesangere Pierre-charles Baquoy

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