Costumes of a legislator. Representatives of the Directorate.

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Costumes of a legislator. The French people’s representatives of the Directorate.

Costumes of a legislator, designed by Jacques-Louis David 1748-1825, for: Projet de costume civique – Habit de législateur. Le représentant du peuple François en function. Engraver Vivant Denon 1747-1825.

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Note:  The Salon of Madame Récamier during the Directory, 1794.

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