Gallery of French Fashions and Costumes, 1781, mm 208: The Children of His Most Serene Highness the Count of Artois (...)

Two governesses and the children of the Count of Artois, the Duke of Angoulême, and the Duke of Berri. The woman, sitting on a chair, is dressed in a 'robe à la polonaise' with 'manches en sabot'. Accessories: cap trimmed with ribbon and flowers, earrings, necklace, shoes with heels and buckles. The standing woman with a child on her arm is dressed in a japon with 'manches en sabot'. Accessories: cap and knotted neckerchief. The two boys both wear a sailor suit with a pleated collar and cuffs. Accessories: hat with feathers, rattle (?) with ribbon, sash knotted around the waist. Girl with a dog on a leash, dressed in a japon with a sash tied around the waist with fringes at the ends. On her head, a hat trimmed with ribbon. Print from the series mm. 36th Cahier de Costumes Français, 28th Suite d'Habillements à la mode, 1st Cahier pour le 3e Volume, Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français.