Incroyable et Merveilleuse was a set of 33 engravings, published in 1814 , depicting extremely fashionable French men and women. They were engraved by George-Jacques Gatine after drawings by Horace Vernet and Louis-Marie Lanté. Whilst most fashion plates were on a small scale, designed to fit in women's magazines such as the Journal des Dames (which Gatine contributed to), the Incroyable et Merveilleuse plates were on a grander scale, designed for print collectors. Gatine's fashion engravings, particularly the Incroyable et Merveilleuse series, are now considered some of the finest records of French fashion of this period.

This engraving shows a Merveilleuse, or marvellous woman, in walking dress. French-British relationships at this period were strained due to the Napoleonic wars (1803-15), and French illustrators and publications often mocked English manners and style which had evolved separately from French influence during this period. In 1814, French fashions were still high-waisted and elaborately embellished, whilst English fashions had developed a more natural waistline and were rather less decorated. This engraving shows a country walking dress with a pink spencer jacket and straw bonnet in the "English" style. The jacket is worn with a white petticoat with a simply tucked hem, which falls to just above the ankle, and a fringed scarf tied around the neck. The straw bonnet is trimmed only with ribbon ties and an edging of straw picots. This engraving suggests that despite the enmity between their countries, some fashionable French women readily accepted English styles into their wardrobes.