Description Medium: Hand-coloured engraving on wove (vellin) paper. Sheet size: 35.5 x 26 cm (13.98 x 10.24 inch). Image size: 24 x 19.5 cm. (9.45 x 7.68 inch). Condition: very good, given age. Light spotting in margins, colours bright, clean plate impression. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. FRENCH SATIRE, COSTUME, NEOCLASSICAL POSE, BON GENRE, GATINE, PARIS, LORGNETTE, LYRE, 1812 | PCO-E5-12 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Published by Pierre La Mesangere, Paris. Reference: British Museum 1866,0407.906. Biography engraver: Georges Jacques Gatine (active early 19th century) was a French engraver and illustrator known for his fashion and satirical prints, particularly for the Le Bon Genre series, which captured social behaviors and trends of post-Revolutionary France.
