Modes de Paris no 3962 (1874)
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Fashion plate engraved and hand coloured for a Parisian ladies' magazine. Carrying a horse whip and brass horn, the figure on the left is dressed to ride the carriage shown in the background.
Driving horse-drawn carriages such as pony traps, gigs and phaetons was a popular sport for wealthy Victorians.
Location: R Crompton Rhodes Collection of Fashion Plates No.275. Early and Fine Printing Collection F391 S623
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