Eighteenth-Century French Fashion Plates in Full Color
64 Engravings from the "Galerie des Modes," 1778-1787
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Individual Artist, Biography & Memoir, Artists, Architects & Photographers
| Author: | Stella Blum | ISBN: | 9780486163246 |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications | Publication: | September 21, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stella Blum |
| ISBN: | 9780486163246 |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications |
| Publication: | September 21, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications |
| Language: | English |
The Galerie des Modes has been called the "most beautiful collection in existence on the fashions of the 18th century." Published over a 10-year period, its plates were elegantly drawn, accurately engraved, and exquisitely hand colored. Here are 64 of the finest plates, reproduced faithfully from the originals and selected by costume historian Stella Blum.
The Galerie des Modes has been called the "most beautiful collection in existence on the fashions of the 18th century." Published over a 10-year period, its plates were elegantly drawn, accurately engraved, and exquisitely hand colored. Here are 64 of the finest plates, reproduced faithfully from the originals and selected by costume historian Stella Blum.
