French Notary in 1725. From an engraving of the time.

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French notary 1725

Clothing of a French notary early 18th century.

Notaire en 1725. D’après une gravure du temps.

Source: Paris à travers les siècles. Histoire nationale de Paris et des Parisiens depuis la fondation de Lutèce jusqu’à nos jours, par Henri Gourdon de Genouillac, 1879. Henri Gourdon, known as Gourdon de Genouillac (1826 – 1898) was a French historian, novelist and heraldist specialising in the French nobility and its coats of arms. He was scientific editor of the Journal des employés de Paris, the Journal héraldique, the Monde artiste (1862-1898) and the Passe-temps, a literary and anecdotal journal.

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Illustration, Dance, Female dancer,

Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History by Richard Thompson Ford.

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Illustration, Dance, Female dancer,

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