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Gallerie des modes et costumes français dessinés d'après nature, gravés par les plus célèbres artistes en ce genre, et colorés avec le plus grand soin par Madame Le Beau (Volume I)
Various Artists. 1778/1780, volume bound 1916. bound volume with 198 hand-colored and black and white etchings and engravings with letterpress introduction. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from National Gallery of Art.
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bound volume with 198 hand-colored and black and white etchings and engravings with letterpress introduction
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bound volume with 198 hand-colored and black and white etchings and engravings with letterpress introduction
Catalogue: National Gallery of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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![Oeuvre de J. B. Le Prince Sur les Moeurs, les Coutumes et les Habillemens de différents Peuples, Gravé en partie à l'Eau Forte et le reste par le procédé qu'il a inventé pour produire l'effet des Desseins lavés — Volume by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince. Bound volume with engraved title page, 88 etchings, and 36 etchings and aquatints printed in brown on laid paper [plus one loose etching and engraving by Guillaume-Philippe Benoist after Jean-Baptiste Perronneau (see 1942.9.1640)].](/images/catalogue/nga-2537-oeuvre-de-j-b-le-prince-sur-les-moeurs-les-coutumes-et-les-habill-f6587419bd83.jpg)