Caption:
Costume of a noble woman under King Louis XIV of France, 1638-1715. She wear a long gown over an embroidered petticoat, and carries a pet monkey. A black page boy in livery holds her train and carries a lapdog. Sous le grand Roi. Handcoloured engraving by Gilloy after an illustration by Alfred Grevin from Les Filles dEve, Album de travestissements plus ou moins historiques, Typographie Eugene Plon, Paris, 1850.