Man in flowerpot hat, cherub hairstle and long ridingcoat. "When fashions appear strange or embarrassing, I recall the hammer wigs, wide-sleeve coats, arabesque embroidery, wooden heels, huge baskets, that were found majestic or convenient by our fathers." Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangere's Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817.

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