The just and kindly monarch, 'The just and kindly monarch. He is clothed simply in a French suit of cherry embroidered velvet; the facings and waistco
The just and kindly monarch, 'The just and kindly monarch. He is clothed simply in a French suit of cherry embroidered velvet; the facings and waistcoat gold cloth embroidered with gold sequins of various colours'. description This is a portrait of Louis XVI. He is in a ceremonial French suit, with the blue ribbon and the cross of Saint-Louis, and the order of the Golden Fleece. Image taken from Galerie des modes et costumes francais, dessines d'apres nature. 1778-1787. Reimpression accompagnee d'une preface parM. Paul Cornu. With a Originally published in Paris, 1911-14.
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