Costumes of the
Revolution of 1789
This marvelous image was made as an advertisement
for a massive historical reference of over 800
pages that was published in Paris around the
1910.
The publisher had these pages with cutout figures
of civilian costumes during the French Revolution
- printed as publicity for the book venture.
The text reads: Offert Par Les Editions Nationals
a Paris - La Revolution de 1789 - Planche a
Decoupe N 2 Costumes Civils - "Offered
by the National Editions of Paris - The Revolution
of 1789 - Cut Outs - Sheet 2 - Civilian Costumes"
- Annotation - "Publicite Forgues"
Dimensions: 14 X 11 inches
Condition: Lightly browned with a few small
tears at the margins.
