Caption:
Ceremonial robes of a member of the Senate, Napoleonic era, First Empire, 1808. In bicorne with plumes, blue cape and coat embroidered in gold, white sash belt, white breeches, buckle shoes, court sword. Membre du Senat conservateur. Handcoloured lithograph by Lorenzo Bianchi and Domenico Cuciniello after Hippolyte Lecomte from Costumi civili e militari della monarchia francese dal 1200 al 1820, Naples, 1825. Italian edition of Lecomtes Civilian and military costumes of the French monarchy from 1200 to 1820.