Fancy dress costume of a fishwife, 18th century. Silk lowcut caraco bodice, muslin fichu, flowery skirt, muslin apron, striped petticoat, lace bonnet. Handcoloured lithograph after a design by Leon Sault from "L'Art du Travestissement" (The Art of Fancy Dress), Paris, Sault was a theatre and opera designer and luxury fashion magazine publisher.

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Size: 4776px × 6955px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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