Les Mentes et Redingottes

1720s(?)

published by Jacques Chéreau

Associated Names
Jacques Chéreau

Publisher, French, 1688 - 1776

The image depicts three figures in an 18th-century style engraving, each with elaborate clothing and accessories. The first person on the left has a hand extended to the side, wearing a tricorne hat with a plume, a coat with wide sleeves and intricate decorations, a knee-length skirt, and stockings. The second person in the center is covered in a voluminous cloak, wearing a bonnet and styled hair. The third person on the right stands with one hand in their coat, wearing a tricorne hat, a knee-length coat, trousers, and stockings. The background is plain.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christopher Mendez, London); purchased 2012 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in image: A Paris chez Chereau, rue St. Jacques; lower right in image: au Grand St. Remy; across lower edge of plate: LES MENTES ET REDINGOTTES

Wikidata ID

Q76561135

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