Claude Louis Desrais Collection

Woman in giant bonnet with pearls, era of Marie Antoinette
5893558 Woman in giant bonnet with pearls, era of Marie Antoinette.; (add.info.: Woman in giant bonnet with pearls, bosom-revealing bodice, era of Marie Antoinette)

Woman in bonnet wtih flowers, era of Marie Antoinette
5893561 Woman in bonnet wtih flowers, era of Marie Antoinette.; (add.info.: Woman in bonnet wtih flowers, era of Marie Antoinette)

Fashionable pouf bonnet from the era of Marie Antoinette
5893546 Fashionable pouf bonnet from the era of Marie Antoinette.; (add.info.: Fashionable pouf bonnet from the era of Marie Antoinette)

Woman with black page, era of Marie Antoinette
5893588 Woman with black page, era of Marie Antoinette; (add.info.: Woman with tall pouf hairstyle in a taffeta dress with train caried by a black page, era of Marie Antoinette)

Woman in decolletage dress, era of Marie Antoinette
5893581 Woman in decolletage dress, era of Marie Antoinette.; (add.info.: Woman in pouf hairstyle with tall hat, striped dress with low-cut decolletage bodice a la Peruvienne)

Woman in pouf hairstyle and bonnet, era of Marie Antoinette
5893559 Woman in pouf hairstyle and bonnet, era of Marie Antoinette.; (add.info.: Woman in pouf hairstyle with ringlets and bonnet, era of Marie Antoinette)

Gallery of French Fashions and Costumes, 1779, R. 98: Young lady in a morning neg (...), 1779. Creator: Nicolas Dupin
Gallery of French Fashions and Costumes, 1779, R. 98: Young lady in a morning neg (...), 1779. Jeune dame en neglige du matin

Fashionable woman on the Blvd. Montmartre, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986606 Fashionable woman on the Blvd. Montmartre, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman on the Blvd. Montmartre, 1798)

Woman in the fashions of 1798 with short hair under a garland (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986559 Woman in the fashions of 1798 with short hair under a garland (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School

Woman in priestess-style dress, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986494 Woman in priestess-style dress, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: She wears a Greek-style bun raised in a round bonnet)

Woman in the fashion of the Directoire, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986482 Woman in the fashion of the Directoire, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in the fashion of the Directoire, 1797)

Woman with Titus haircut at Tivoli Gardens, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986468 Woman with Titus haircut at Tivoli Gardens, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman with Titus haircut at Tivoli Gardens, 1798)

Woman in striped dress with kerchief shawl, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986514 Woman in striped dress with kerchief shawl, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in striped dress with kerchief shawl, 1797)

Fashionable woman in a gauze cornette, Tivoli Gardens, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986597 Fashionable woman in a gauze cornette, Tivoli Gardens, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in a gauze cornette or wimple, 1798)

Fashionable woman with chair, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986543 Fashionable woman with chair, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman with chair, 1798)

Fashionable woman with fan in huge hairstyle and hat, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986537 Fashionable woman with fan in huge hairstyle and hat, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info)

Woman in turban and crossed shawl, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986489 Woman in turban and crossed shawl, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in turban and crossed shawl, 1797)

Fashionable women of the Directoire, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986474 Fashionable women of the Directoire, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Fashionable women of the Directoire, 1797)

Woman with rebus bag on the Champs-Elysees, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986442 Woman with rebus bag on the Champs-Elysees, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman with rebus bag on the Champs-Elysees)

Woman in a kerchief-turban and tunic dress, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986565 Woman in a kerchief-turban and tunic dress, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in a kerchief-turban and tunic dress, 1798)

Woman with seethrough shawl in the fashion of 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986557 Woman with seethrough shawl in the fashion of 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info)

Gentleman in long riding coat, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986528 Gentleman in long riding coat, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Gentleman Incroyable in long riding coat, 1798)

Gentleman in striped vest and breeches, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986524 Gentleman in striped vest and breeches, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Gentleman in striped vest and breeches, 1797)

Woman in straw hat and black mantle, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986520 Woman in straw hat and black mantle, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in straw hat and black mantle holding a huge fur muff, 1797)

Second balloon ascent of Dr. Andre-Jacques Garnerin, 8 July 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986452 Second balloon ascent of Dr. Andre-Jacques Garnerin, 8 July 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Second balloon ascent of Dr)

Fashionable woman at Tivoli Gardens, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986445 Fashionable woman at Tivoli Gardens, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman at Tivoli Gardens, 1798)

Young elegant woman on a walk on Rue Vivienne, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986594 Young elegant woman on a walk on Rue Vivienne, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info)

Woman in victim-style criss-cross ribbon dress, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986585 Woman in victim-style criss-cross ribbon dress, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in victim-style criss-cross ribbon dress, 1798)

Woman in the fashions of February 25, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986552 Woman in the fashions of February 25, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in the fashions of February 25, 1798)

Fashionable woman in priestess dress, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986540 Fashionable woman in priestess dress, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman in priestess dress, 1798)

Woman in Royalist Coblentz-style dress, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986512 Woman in Royalist Coblentz-style dress, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in Royalist Coblentz-style dress, 1797)

Woman dressed for the Jardin d Idalie pleasure gardens, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986603 Woman dressed for the Jardin d Idalie pleasure gardens, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School

Woman in the fashion of 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986583 Woman in the fashion of 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in the fashion of 1798)

Madame de St. Aubin in costume as Primerose. 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986578 Madame de St. Aubin in costume as Primerose. 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Madame de St)

Dancers at a ball doing a turn in a waltz, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986571 Dancers at a ball doing a turn in a waltz, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Dancers at a ball doing a turn in a waltz, 1798)

Woman in tunic dress of the fashion of 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986562 Woman in tunic dress of the fashion of 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in tunic dress of the fashion of 1798)

Woman in the porcupine hairstyle, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986555 Woman in the porcupine hairstyle, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in the porcupine hairstyle, 1798)

Rear view of woman in the fashions of 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986549 Rear view of woman in the fashions of 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Rear view of woman in the fashions of 1798)

Fashionable woman on the Champs-Elysees, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986600 Fashionable woman on the Champs-Elysees, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman on the Champs Elyseess, 1798)

Woman in madwoman-style bonnet with huge fur muff, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986519 Woman in madwoman-style bonnet with huge fur muff, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in madwoman-style bonnet with huge fur muff)

Woman in Greek-style bun and victim-style crossed belt, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986500 Woman in Greek-style bun and victim-style crossed belt, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School

Woman in English capote hat holding a fan, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986497 Woman in English capote hat holding a fan, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in English capote hat holding a fan, 1797)

Woman in childs cap and Spencer jacket, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986485 Woman in childs cap and Spencer jacket, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in childs cap and Spencer jacket, 1797)

Woman in Spencer hat and clothurne sandals, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986477 Woman in Spencer hat and clothurne sandals, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in the fashions of the Directoire, 1797)

Fashionable woman seen at Cafe Frascati, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986466 Fashionable woman seen at Cafe Frascati, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman seen at Cafe Frascati, 1798)

Fashionable woman seen at Tivoli Gardens, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986463 Fashionable woman seen at Tivoli Gardens, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman seen at Tivoli Gardens, 1798)

Fashionable woman seen on the Champs-Elysees, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986461 Fashionable woman seen on the Champs-Elysees, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman seen on the Champs-Elysees, 1798)

Fashionable woman in a capote hood at Cafe Frascati, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986458 Fashionable woman in a capote hood at Cafe Frascati, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info)

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Claude Louis Desrais: Capturing the Fashionable Women of 18th Century Paris Step back in time to the bustling streets of Boulevard Montmartre in 1798, where fashion was a statement and Claude Louis Desrais immortalized it through his handcoloured copperplate engravings. With each stroke of his pen, he brought to life the vibrant world of fashionable women during this era. In one engraving, we see a woman donning the latest trends of 1798. Her short hair peeks out from under a delicate garland, symbolizing her modernity and confidence. Another image showcases a woman dressed like a priestess, exuding an air of mystery and allure. The Directoire style takes center stage in yet another engraving as women embrace high-waisted dresses with grace and elegance. Desrais also captures moments at Tivoli Gardens, where women flaunt their individuality through unique hairstyles and accessories. A woman with a Titus haircut stands tall amidst the enchanting gardens while another lady adorns herself with striped dress and kerchief shawl - both epitomizing sophistication. The artist's attention to detail is evident as he portrays fashionable women wearing gauze cornettes or holding fans that complement their enormous hairstyles and hats. These extravagant choices reflect not only their sense of style but also their desire to stand out in society. One cannot overlook the influence of Eastern cultures on French fashion during this period; turbans paired with crossed shawls become symbols of exoticism for these trendsetting ladies. Meanwhile, Desrais continues to document the evolving Directoire fashion scene by showcasing women carrying rebus bags along Champs-Elysees - an intriguing blend between practicality and artistry. Through his engravings, Claude Louis Desrais transports us into an era where fashion was more than just clothing; it was an expression of identity and societal status.