Woman in half-formal wear reading a book, Paris, 1803

Woman in half-formal wear reading a book. She wears a pink bonnet, low-cut dress trimmed with lace. Demi Parure. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Pierre de la Mesangere's Journal des Dames et des Modes, Magazine of Women and Fashion, Paris, An 12, 1803. Illustrations by Carle Vernet, Jean-Francois Bosio, Dominique Bosio and Philibert Louis Debucourt, engraved by Pierre-Charles Baquoy

Almanac An 12 Carle Vernet Costume Parisien Dominique Bosio Jean-francois Bosio Journal Des Dames Et Des Modes Low-cut Dress Napoleonic Era Philibert Louis Debucourt Pierre De La Mesangere Pierre-charles Baquoy

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