French gentleman in ball costume, 1820. In wool coat, silk waistcoat, worsted breeches, stockings and gold-buckle shoes, with top hat. Costume de Bal. Habit de drap, gilet de soie, dessous de reps, culote de casimir, bas a jour, boucles d'or. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a fashion plate by Louis Marie Lante from Pierre de la Mesangere’s Journal des Dames et des Modes, Magazine of Women and Fashion, Paris, 1820.

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