Ah qu'il faut saud! - From Modes et Manières du jour à Paris\. Early 19th Century

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Image dimensions: 16 x 10.5 cm. Ah qu'il faut saud! is an original watercolored etching realized in the first quarter … Read more Image dimensions: 16 x 10.5 cm. Ah qu'il faut saud! is an original watercolored etching realized in the first quarter of the 19th century by the French artist Philibert-Louis Debucourt (1755 – 1832). The artwork is the plate n.36, from a suite of 52 plates entitled ''Modes et Manières du jour à Paris à la fin du 18e siècle et au commencement du 19e siècle'', printed by Bureau du Journal des Dames, Paris [1798-1808]. On the higher part is printed the number of plate: ''Modes &c. N° 36.'' Original title printed on the lower center, with an inscription ''ah qu'il faut saud! / carcao garni de dentelle''. In very good condition, except for some signs of aging and foxing, with vivid colors and including an elegant cardboard Passepartout, cm 25 x 19. A copy of the same artwork is preserved at the Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris, because this is important evidence of the French fashion at the beginning of 19th century See less