Description

These two steel engravings are from the 1835 issue and are in very good shape! One features two ladies showing robes with satin ribbons, and the other plate show us two ladies looking out of a window. They are wearing Mousseline dresses with velours belts. The quality of the engraving is very good, close ups reveal the lovely details that went into this prints. Hand colored accents where used. The earrings have real gold paint. Plate nr 3250 has a visible watermark. The is some tape left on the edges of the paper. The plates come in passe partouts for storing or for framing.

The text of plate nr 1:
Costumes Parisiens, 15 feviers 1835 nr 3250
Artist: Jean Denis Nargeot, after Louis Marie Lanté

“Coiffure de mr Narcisse robe de satin broche de garnie de ruches en ruban bordee de dentelle par mme Bond R St. Honore 362”
Journal des Dames & des Modes

Plate nr 2
26 juin 1935 Costumes Parisiens 3282
Artist: Lante del, Gerterie? sculp.

“Robe de Mousseline garnie d’ un volant brodee de ganees ceinture et collier en verouls borde de blonde Robe mousseline brodee”.
Journal des Dames & des Modes

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