1859 Modes de Paris No.3 Print - Hand Coloured Fashion Plate - Victorian Dresses Paris Couture - 9.5 x 6.5 in

This original hand-coloured print depicts mid-Victorian women’s fashion with full crinoline gowns and bonnets. This elegant antique lithograph shows two ladies dressed in a grey gown trimmed in red ribbons and lace, and a lavender dress with black lace fringing, posed beside an upholstered chair and draped curtain. One holds a delicate lace handkerchief; the other adjusts her bonnet. Transcription at foot: Modes de Paris 1859 N° 3. Produced on wove paper and hand-coloured with fine watercolour washes. The reverse is blank with light age-toning and a faint archive stamp. Visit https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ForestHillArtsHouse?section_id=54122521 for other exciting Fashion prints. Background “Modes de Paris” fashion plates influenced women’s dress trends across Europe in the mid-19th century, setting standards for elegance and ornamentation. The term "Modes de Paris" appeared on high-quality fashion plates within French ladies' magazines. "Modes de Paris" was a phrase and a label, not a standalone magazine title. It was used in the heading of fashion plates within various French ladies' magazines, particularly the "Petit Courrier des Dames, Journal des Modes", to indicate that the illustrated clothing and accessories were from Paris. These magazines, popular after the Napoleonic Wars, featured these plates, showcasing specific garments and advertising Parisian dressmakers, hairdressers, florists, and jewellers. The "Modes de Paris" label essentially signified Parisian fashion trends of the time. The magazine, "Petit Courrier des Dames, Journal des Modes", in particular, was successful, with one of its features being the "Modes de Paris" fashion plates. About Your Purchase: - Your purchase is this ORIGINAL antique hand-coloured lithograph print. No modern reprints or reproductions. - This print is sold unmounted. Condition: Good. Slight age-toning, minor corner creasing. Returns & Shipping - Returns: No-questions-asked within 14 days provided in the same condition as dispatched; buyer pays return shipping. - Packing: Secured in a clear bag with board-backed envelope, reinforced with recycled cardboard. - Dispatched via Royal Mail Tracked 24/48: - UK: 1–3 days - US/EU: 5–12 days - Rest of world: 7–21 days