Galerie des modes et costumes français, dessinés d'après nature, 1778-1787;
A 1912 Paris reprint of Galerie des modes et costumes français, a series of hand-coloured fashion plates first issued 1778-1787 and drawn from life, prepared by Paul Cornu and published by É. Lévy for a readership interested in French dress. The pictures show single standing figures in full-length gowns, bonnets and plumed hats set against plain cream margins, with one plate of two children playing; a designer might take their restrained palette, layered skirts and sculpted silhouettes as period reference for historical costume.
