Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français, 1784, vv 256 : Jolie Femme en contemplativ (...) 1784

"Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français" is a fashion plate by Pierre Adrien Le Beau, depicting a woman in a contemplative pose wearing the latest Parisian fashions of 1784. The woman is adorned in a white dress, a shawl, a large hat, and a Japanese-inspired sash. This print, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, is a valuable document of 18th-century fashion trends, offering a glimpse into the elegant styles of the time. Fashion plates like this were popular in the 1700s, providing visual references for dressmakers and tailors, and documenting the evolution of fashion trends.