Toilettes de Mme Bréant-Castel, from La Mode Illustrée, 1855, No. 4 1885

This fashion plate, titled "Toilettes de Mme Bréant-Castel," is from the French fashion magazine *La Mode Illustrée* (1855, No. 4). It depicts two women, both in fashionable attire. The woman on the left wears a brown dress, and the woman on the right wears a blue dress with lace trim. The plate was created by Isabelle Desgrange (1850-1907) and is currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The fashion plate, a popular genre during the 19th century, showcases the latest trends in women's fashion. This print serves as a valuable historical record of the social and aesthetic sensibilities of its time.