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Journal des Dames et des Modes, Parisian Costume, 29 July 1805, Year 13, (656): Straw Cap (...)
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Journal des Dames et des Modes, Parisian Costume, 29 July 1805, Year 13, (656): Straw Cap (...)

Horace Vernet · 1805 · engraving; hand coloring; paper

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

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Woman to the right, on her head a 'capote' of straw, decorated with taffeta and gathered on both sides. She wears a polka-dotted gown with short sleeves, skirt trimmed with a floral and leaf motif. Further accessories: earring in the right ear, necklace, long scarf around the shoulders, long glove, fan, shoes. Small bouquet of flowers in the right hand. The print is part of the fashion magazine Journal des Dames et des Modes, published by Pierre de la Mésangère, Paris, 1797-1839.

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Credit lineJournal des Dames et des Modes, Costume Parisien, 29 juillet 1805, An 13, (656): Capote de Paill (...). 1805. Horace Vernet. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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