Sketches illustrative of the manners and costumes of France, Switzerland, and Italy
Sketches illustrative of the manners and costumes of France, Switzerland, and Italy is an 1821 London book by Richard Bridgens and John William Polidori, published by Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy and Hatchard and Son, for general readers interested in continental travel. Its hand-coloured plates show street figures in regional dress, with captions naming each place. A designer could draw on the lively costume detail, the layered skirts, aprons, headwear and shawls, and the compact vignette compositions set against simple architecture.
