Marquise in rococo gown in the Reign of Louis XV 1740

12/16/13
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Marquise in the Reign of Louis XV 1740

Marquise in rococo gown in the Reign of Louis XV 1740

“Modes et Costumes Historiques“. Drawing by Xavier Willemin. Edited and steel engraving by Hippolyte Louis Emile and Polidor Jean Charles Pauquet. Published by Cassell, Petter & Galpin London, 1864

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