Member of the French Directoire 1795-1799. French Revolution Directory style Gallery: “Sheets for costume design: historical and folk costumes. Published by Franz Lipperheide, 1876-1887. Read more: Fashion History France. On… Read More
Category: 18th Century
Costume and Fashion History during the 18th Century. Clothing of the Late Baroque, Rococo, Louis XV, Louis XVI, Rose Bertin Minister of Fashion at the court of Marie Antoinette. The French Revolution fashion period of Incroyables and Merveilleuses. The Georgians and Regency period.
Rococo scenery after a drawing by Watteau.
This engraving is a servile reproduction of a design by Watteau.
The Inside of A Winter Habitation in Kamtchatka.
The Inside of A Winter Habitation in Kamtchatka. Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, undertaken by the Command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. Performed under the… Read More
Marquis de Lafayette 1757-1834.
Marquis de Lafayette 1757-1834. Aristocrat and military officer. Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette or Lafayette was a French general and politician. He took part on the side of the… Read More
Uniforms French Public Riflemen 1789 to 1794.
Uniforms French Public Riflemen 1789 to 1794. Les Tirailleurs Publique Francaise. After a drawing by F. Bastin. From a series: Armee Francaise 1804 à 1815. Paris Impr. Jules Rigo et… Read More
French Army Swiss Guard, French Guard, Grenadier in 1790.
French army of 1790. Swiss Guard, French Guard, Grenadier. Armee Francaise de 1790. Garde Suisse, Garde Francaise, Grenadier. After a drawing by F. Bastin. From a series: Armee Francaise 1804… Read More
Jean-Sylvain Bailly 1736-1793.
Jean-Sylvain Bailly 1736-1793. Freemason, and political leader of the early part of the French Revolution. He presided over the Tennis Court Oath.
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes.
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes 1721-1794. French statesman, minister, and afterwards counsel for the defence of Louis XVI.
An armed Tschutzkian with a Woman and Child.
An armed Tschutzkian with a Woman and Child. Un Tschoutzkien armé, avec une Femme et un Enfant. THE Tschutski, dwelling in the interior, and in the vicinity of the wandering… Read More
Circassian on horseback in complete armor.
Circassian on horseback in complete armor 18th century. THE opposite engraving represents a Circassian on horseback, in his complete armour, a description of which has been given in the preceding… Read More