Uniform of a State Messenger under the Directoire, 1796

Uniform of a State Messenger under the Directoire, France. In red cape, white double-breasted coat, lace collar, blue sash and hose, calf-length boots, with tricolor plumed hat. Messager d'Etat, 1796. Handcoloured lithograph by Lorenzo Bianchi and Domenico Cuciniello after Hippolyte Lecomte from Costumi civili e militari della monarchia francese dal 1200 al 1820, Naples, 1825. Italian edition of Lecomte's Civilian and military costumes of the French monarchy from 1200 to 1820

1796 1825 Calf-length Boots Directoire Directory Domenico Cuciniello Hippolyte Lecomte Italian Edition Lace Collar Lorenzo Bianchi Plumed Hat Tricolor

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