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Elegantia, or journal of fashion, luxury, and taste for ladies, April 1809, No. 75: Bird of Paradise...
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Elegantia, or journal of fashion, luxury, and taste for ladies, April 1809, No. 75: Bird of Paradise...

anonymous · 1809 · engraving; hand coloring; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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According to the accompanying text (p. 128): Japon of blue taffeta with 'torsades'. Toque 'lamée en or' (gold lamé) with bird-of-paradise feathers. Print from the magazine *Elegantia, or magazine of fashion, luxury, and taste for ladies* 1807–1814 (interrupted by the period 1811–1813).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineElegantia, of tijdschrift van mode, luxe en smaak voor dames, April 1809, No. 75: Oiseau de Paradis.... 1809. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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