In the second half of the nineteenth century, Parisian fashion was characterized by the use of the corset and of framework underskirts or crinolines. These …
The illustration here shows mainly spring dresses and coats; the white dress of the woman in the background leaves her shoulders bare, and is probably …
This print depicts Louis-Napoléon reviewing the troops, on the spring following his coup d'état. He was to become Emperor on the month of December of …