Fashion Plate
1780s (printed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Colour print showing men's costume. The print shows a man wearing a yellow coat with stripes, red waistcoat, powdered wig, pale blue breeches and stockings with blue and red stripes. The man is shown full-length, turned slightly to the left and facing to the right. In his right hand he holds a tricorne hat and in the other an extremely large muff.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured engraving on paper |
| Brief description | Fashion plate showing men's costume. Hand-coloured engraving, France, 1780s |
| Physical description | Colour print showing men's costume. The print shows a man wearing a yellow coat with stripes, red waistcoat, powdered wig, pale blue breeches and stockings with blue and red stripes. The man is shown full-length, turned slightly to the left and facing to the right. In his right hand he holds a tricorne hat and in the other an extremely large muff. |
| Dimensions | No dimensions given in accession record. |
| Credit line | Given by Mr James Laver CBE |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.986-1959 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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