Eighteenth-Century French Fashion Plates in Full Color

Eighteenth-Century French Fashion Plates in Full ColorThe Galerie des Modes has been called the "most beautiful collection in existence on the fashions of the eighteenth century." Published over a 10 year period, from 1778 to 1787, its plates were elegantly drawn, accurately engraved, and exquisitely hand colored by the most celebrated fashion artists of the era. This monument to costume illustration was reproduced by Emile Lvy in Paris between 1911 and 1914. Here are 64 of the finest plates from the Lvy

knit designer

Proposing a design-inspection alternative to the Turing Test

its cultural and popular attractions

Selections include The Streets of New York

salon society

one dealing with the principles of the relativity of motion and the other with the wider aspects of the principle of least action

spiritual health

the spritsail topmast

nonsensical

the stage was set for the real development of helicopter technology

All of the engravings are royalty free and may be used in any way

1817–1819