Habit à la française, pantalon gilet et Tricorne.
Courtier in the time of Louis XV. (1710-1774)
Rococo male fashion. Justaucorps „habit à la française“, with vest pants and Tricorne.
Source: Costumes historiques de ville ou de théatre et travestissements. Author: Achille Devéria and José Domínguez Bécquer. Publisher Paris: Goupil et Vibert 1831. Publisher London: Charles Tilt 1839. Printed by: Lemercier & Cie.

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