Unknown artist, Habits of English gentlemen in the years 1735 (a), 1745 (b) and 1755 (c), 1757.
Hand-coloured etching. 262 mm x 200 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Habits of English gentlemen in the years 1735 (a), 1745 (b) and 1755 (c), 1757
Unknown artist
RA Collection: Art
262 mm x 200 mm
A Collection Of The Dresses Of Different Nations, Antient and Modern. Particularly Old English Dresses. After The Designs of Holbein, Vandyke, Hollar, and others. With An Account of the Authorities, from which the Figures are taken; and some short Historical Remarks on the Subject. To which are added The Habits of the Principal Characters on the English Stage. Vol. I. (-II.) Recueil Des Habilements De Différentes Nations, Anciens et Modernes, Et en particulier Des Vieux Ajustements Anglois ... - London: [1757]
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