Tag: Esnault & Rapilly

  • Galerie des Modes et Costumes Français: 1778-1787

    Galerie des Modes et Costumes Français:  1778-1787

      First issued during the reign of Marie Antoinette, the fashion and costume plate series Galerie des Modes et Costumes Français has been called “the most beautiful collection in existence on the fashions of the eighteenth century.” Beginning around 1778, the Parisian print merchants Esnault & Rapilly began issuing this series of engravings at irregular…