English Costumes during the Years 1795-1806

Suite of a 25 hand-coloured etchings of British fashions of the Georgian era

Elegant fashion plates depicting Regency belles and dandies from the pages of a Jane Austen novel

Ball gowns, court fashions, promenading clothes, and more

The etchings by A. Guillaumot Fils (Auguste Etienne Guillaumot Jr.) based on contemporary prints in the collection of the writer Victorien Sardou

While many are signed only by the etcher, a few of the gentlemens' costume plates include the name of the original artist, Horace Vernet

Auguste Etienne Guillaumot (1844-1890) was the son of architect and printmaker Auguste Alexandre Guillaumot (1815-1892), and published several books of architectural views and costume plates including Costumes du XVIIIe Siecle after paintings by Watteau, Desrais and others (1873), Costumes du XVIIIe Siecle taken from Sardou's musical play Les Pres-Saint Gervais (1874), Costumes du Directoire (1875), Costumes de la Revolution (1879), Costumes de l'Opera (1883), Costumes des Ballets du Roy (1885) and Costumes Militaires (1886).

Red cloth portfolio stained and worn, spine replaced with red buckram, gilt title on front board Costumes de la Revolution sous la Terreur. With all 25 hand-coloured etchings, most with slight age toning at the edges (two plates Nov. 1795 and April 1797 age-toned overall), a couple of plates with nicks and tears to the edges outside the platemark. All plates with excellent impressions delicately and finely handcoloured in opaque pastels.