Woman in Greek-style bun and victim-style crossed belt, 1797. She wears a Greek-style bun interlaced with a colored kerchief, a hair headband and pearl necklace. The red belt is tied in a cross on the back, victim-style. Chignon a la grecque, entrelace avec un fichu du couleur. Bandeau en cheveux. Collier de perles. Ceinture a la Victime. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Pierre de la Mesangere’s Journal des Modes et Dames, Paris, 1797. The illustrations in volume 1 were by Carle Vernet, Claude Louis Desrais and Philibert Louis Debucourt.

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