The Fashions of 1830: A Further Degree of Perfection (Encore un dégré de perfection: Modes de 1830)

Anonymous, French, 19th century|Gobert|Jean-Baptiste Genty

1829 · Lithograph, hand-colored · Drawings and Prints

The Fashions of 1830: A Further Degree of Perfection (Encore un dégré de perfection: Modes de 1830) — Anonymous, French, 19th century|Gobert|Jean-Baptiste Genty

Caricature, 'The Fashions of 1830: A Further Degree of Perfection' (Modes de 1830: Encore un dégré de perfection), depicting an exaggerated version of the fashionable styles of the time: puff sleeves and shorter hemlines for women's dresses and elaborate hairdos, and broad shoulders, bell-shaped trousers, and large bow ties for men.

Artist
Anonymous, French, 19th century|Gobert|Jean-Baptiste Genty
Date
1829
Medium
Lithograph, hand-colored
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1971

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