Costume of a merveilleuse, habitue of the Palais Royale, Paris.

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Costume of a merveilleuse, habitue of the galeries de bois in the Palais Royale, Paris. She wears a headdress of flowers, a silk peplum over a tartalan dress with gold crescents at the hem. A silk scarf is worn under the peplum over the left breast. Handcoloured etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot Jr. from Costumes of the Directory, Rouquette, Paris, 1875. The etchings were made from designs by Eugene Lacoste and Draner after prints of the era 1795-99. The costumes are from theatre productions Merveilleuses and Pres Saint-Gervais by Victorien Sardou.

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Size: 4985px × 6494px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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