Les Palatines/Habit Ordinaire/Les Casaquins

1720s(?)

Jacques Chéreau

Associated Names
Jacques Chéreau

Publisher, French, 1688 - 1776

The illustration shows three figures in historical European attire. In the center, a male figure stands with one hand on his hip and the other holding a cane, wearing a buttoned coat, knee-length breeches, stockings, and buckled shoes. He wears a tricorn hat and a curly wig. To the left is a female figure in a dress with a large skirt and intricate patterns, styled hair with tight curls and a frilled cap. On the right, another female figure with her back turned wears a striped dress with a layered skirt, detailed textures, and styled hair covered by a cap. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Katharine Shepard and Ailsa Mellon Bruce Funds

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16 x 24.2 cm (6 5/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 23.5 x 33.6 cm (9 1/4 x 13 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.68.6

  • Series Title

    Recueil des Differents Modes du Temps (plate 4)

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 5.; across lower edge of plate: LES PALATINES, HABIT ORDINAIRE, LES CASAQUINS

Wikidata ID

Q76561140

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