According to Baudelaire, a dandy was, "no profession other than elegance...no other status but that of cultivating the idea of beauty in their own persons....The …
This plate, taken from La Parisienne peinte par elle-même, appears in the section on Parisian fashion and art, and features the music conservatory student.
Second version of plate "Le modèle", taken from the section on Parisian fashion and art in La Parisienne peinte par elle-même. The second version without …
The Palais de l'industrie was built by the architects Jean-Marie-Victor Viel and Alexandre Barrault, for the Great exhibit of 1855. It was much criticized at …
This satirical cartoon shows an "Étalagiste des ponts," or "bridge decorator," choosing what street artists may sell their work on his bridge. The construction of …
This print illustrates an article about a new legislation: in 1850, the government passed a law requiring that foreigners obtain a residence permit, if they …
This series of caricatures about foreigners in Paris depicts British, American and Siamese tourists. The British are represented as stingy and mean. The insistence, in …
