"Costume Parisien" Fashion Plates from Journal des Dames et Des Modes and Costume Parisien (The Journal of Ladies and Fashion)
1804 and 1806
Medium
.1 Etching and engraving in black ink with watercolor on cream laid paper .2 Etching and engraving in black ink with watercolor and touches of metallic watercolor on cream wove paper
Dimensions
.1 172 × 93 mm (image); 182 × 111 mm (plate); 189 × 117 mm (sheet) .2 173 × 96 mm (image); 181 × 112 mm (plate); 210 × 120 mm (sheet)
Classification
fashion plate
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
149634
About the Artist
Unknown
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