Pierre De La Mesangere Collection

Hat painted like a shell, 1800. Creator: Anon
Hat painted like a shell, 1800. Chapeau peint en Coquille'. Woman, seen from behind, in a short-sleeved dress with zig-zag decoration, and a train

French gentleman in top hat, long coat with horizontal pockets, boots. Redingote a poches horizontales. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Pierre-Charles Baquoy after a fashion plate by Horace

French gentleman with wide-brim top hat, riding coat with velvet collar, grey American-style trousers, boots, holding a riding crop

French gentleman with top hat and cane, riding coat lined with taffeta, striped waistcoat or gilet, trousers with foot straps. Redingote doublee de Taffetas, Pantalon a Pieds

Fashionable woman doing embroidery with a hoop, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986541 Fashionable woman doing embroidery with a hoop, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info)

Fashionable woman or Merveilleuse in a toque cap, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986479 Fashionable woman or Merveilleuse in a toque cap, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman or Merveilleuse in a toque cap)

Fashionable woman or Merveilleuse in low-cut dress, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986455 Fashionable woman or Merveilleuse in low-cut dress, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman or Merveilleuse in low-cut dress)

Fashionable woman playing the guitar, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986616 Fashionable woman playing the guitar, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman or Merveilleuse playing the guitar, 1801)

Fashionable woman in nipple-revealing crepe dress, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986602 Fashionable woman in nipple-revealing crepe dress, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info)

Fashionable woman or Merveilleuse in low-cut tunic dress, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986630 Fashionable woman or Merveilleuse in low-cut tunic dress, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School

Merveilleuse playing a guitar, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986561 Merveilleuse playing a guitar, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Merveilleuse playing a guitar, 1800)

Fashionable woman or Merveilleuse in crepe hat, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986502 Fashionable woman or Merveilleuse in crepe hat, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman or Merveilleuse in crepe hat, 1801)

Fashionable woman or Merveilleuse in ancient Greek hairstyle, 18 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986459 Fashionable woman or Merveilleuse in ancient Greek hairstyle, 18 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School

Fashionable woman in cornett hat at an art class, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986641 Fashionable woman in cornett hat at an art class, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman in cornett hat at an art class)

Woman in casual hairdo reading a fashion magazine, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986629 Woman in casual hairdo reading a fashion magazine, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman with a casual hairdo, 10 May 1801)

Fashionable woman in ball gown with tiara, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986618 Fashionable woman in ball gown with tiara, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman in ball gown with tiara, 1801)

Fashionable woman walking her toy dog, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986613 Fashionable woman walking her toy dog, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman walking her toy dog, 1801)

Fashionable woman on the Blvd. Montmartre, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986606 Fashionable woman on the Blvd. Montmartre, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman on the Blvd. Montmartre, 1798)

Merveilleuse fixing her hair in front of a mirror, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986582 Merveilleuse fixing her hair in front of a mirror, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info)

Woman in the fashions of 1798 with short hair under a garland (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986559 Woman in the fashions of 1798 with short hair under a garland (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School

Woman in priestess-style dress, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986494 Woman in priestess-style dress, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: She wears a Greek-style bun raised in a round bonnet)

Woman in the fashion of the Directoire, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986482 Woman in the fashion of the Directoire, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in the fashion of the Directoire, 1797)

Woman with Titus haircut at Tivoli Gardens, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986468 Woman with Titus haircut at Tivoli Gardens, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman with Titus haircut at Tivoli Gardens, 1798)

Fashionable woman wearing a cashere shawl, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986538 Fashionable woman wearing a cashere shawl, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman wearing a cashere shawl, 1800)

Fashionable woman reading a book, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986516 Fashionable woman reading a book, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman reading a book, 1800)

Woman in striped dress with kerchief shawl, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986514 Woman in striped dress with kerchief shawl, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in striped dress with kerchief shawl, 1797)

Fashionable woman in lace veil, damask muslin dress, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986495 Fashionable woman in lace veil, damask muslin dress, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman in lace veil)

Fashionable woman in crepe morning bonnet, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986467 Fashionable woman in crepe morning bonnet, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman in crepe morning bonnet, 1801)

Fashionable woman in satin bonnet and crepe dress, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986640 Fashionable woman in satin bonnet and crepe dress, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman in satin bonnet and crepe dress)

Woman in nuns veil reading a fashion magazine, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986631 Woman in nuns veil reading a fashion magazine, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Woman in nuns veil reading a fashion magazine, 1801)

Fashionable woman in an embroidered toque cap, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986628 Fashionable woman in an embroidered toque cap, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman in an embroidered toque cap)

Outfit of a young man or Incroyable, May 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986627 Outfit of a young man or Incroyable, May 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Outfit of a young man or Incroyable, May 1801)

Fashionable woman in a gauze cornette, Tivoli Gardens, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986597 Fashionable woman in a gauze cornette, Tivoli Gardens, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in a gauze cornette or wimple, 1798)

Directoire gentleman in gala fashion, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986596 Directoire gentleman in gala fashion, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info)

Fashionable woman in Florentine coat, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986593 Fashionable woman in Florentine coat, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman in Florentine coat, 1800)

Fashionable woman or merveilleuse, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986564 Fashionable woman or merveilleuse, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman or merveilleuse, 1800)

Fashionable woman leaning on a mantlepiece, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986558 Fashionable woman leaning on a mantlepiece, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman leaning on a mantlepiece, 1800)

Fashionable woman with chair, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986543 Fashionable woman with chair, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman with chair, 1798)

Fashionable woman with fan in huge hairstyle and hat, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986537 Fashionable woman with fan in huge hairstyle and hat, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info)

Parisian woman in the fashionable Dutch hairstyle, 1799 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986509 Parisian woman in the fashionable Dutch hairstyle, 1799 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Parisian woman in the fashionable Dutch hairstyle)

Woman in turban and crossed shawl, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986489 Woman in turban and crossed shawl, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in turban and crossed shawl, 1797)

Fashionable women of the Directoire, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986474 Fashionable women of the Directoire, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Fashionable women of the Directoire, 1797)

Woman with rebus bag on the Champs-Elysees, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986442 Woman with rebus bag on the Champs-Elysees, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman with rebus bag on the Champs-Elysees)

Fashionable woman sitting in front of a fireplace, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986575 Fashionable woman sitting in front of a fireplace, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman sitting in front of a fireplace)

Woman in a kerchief-turban and tunic dress, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986565 Woman in a kerchief-turban and tunic dress, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in a kerchief-turban and tunic dress, 1798)

Woman with seethrough shawl in the fashion of 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986557 Woman with seethrough shawl in the fashion of 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info)

Gentleman in long riding coat, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986528 Gentleman in long riding coat, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Gentleman Incroyable in long riding coat, 1798)

Fashionable merveilleuse with fan, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986526 Fashionable merveilleuse with fan, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable merveilleuse with fan, 1800)

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"Pierre de la Mesangere: Capturing the Elegance and Fashion of 19th Century Women" Step into the world of Pierre de la Mesangere, a renowned artist whose handcoloured copperplate engravings beautifully depict fashionable women from the early 1800s. In each enchanting artwork, he captures the essence of elegance and style that defined this era. One such piece showcases a fashionable woman delicately doing embroidery with a hoop. Her graceful posture and focused expression reveal her passion for both fashion and artistry. Another engraving portrays a Merveilleuse, adorned in a toque cap, exuding confidence and sophistication. Mesangere's attention to detail is evident in his depiction of low-cut dresses that accentuate the beauty of these women. Their attire reflects their status as trendsetters, pushing boundaries with daring choices while still maintaining an air of refinement. Music also plays a significant role in Mesangere's works. A stylish woman strums her guitar with poise, captivating both onlookers and listeners alike. The artist further explores sensuality through an engraving featuring a nipple-revealing crepe dress—a bold statement challenging societal norms. Mesangere doesn't limit himself to capturing mere moments; he transports us back in time by showcasing ancient Greek-inspired hairstyles worn by fashionable women during this period. These intricate coiffures add an aura of timeless allure to his engravings. In one particularly charming scene, we witness a Merveilleuse attending an art class donning a crepe hat—an embodiment of creativity merging seamlessly with fashion-forwardness. Meanwhile, another image depicts a casually styled woman engrossed in reading her beloved fashion magazine—a testament to how trends permeated every aspect of life at that time. The grandeur reaches its peak when Mesangere presents us with an exquisite ball gown adorned with tiaras—a symbol of opulence reserved for special occasions.