Dancers at the court of King Henry III of France, 16th century. The man wears a slashed doublet, codpiece and hose, and shoes called patins. The woman wears a slashed pink silk gown over green skirts. Danseur et Danseuse sous Henri III. After a painting by an unknown French master, also attributed to Jean Clouet or Francois Clouet. Handcolored lithograph after an illustration by Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard from Georges Duplessis's Costumes historiques des XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe siecles (Historical costumes of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries), Paris, 1867. Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard was an artist, book illustrator, and interior designer.
Dancers at the court of King Henry III of France, 16th century. The man wears a slashed doublet, codpiece and hose, and shoes called patins. The woman wears a slashed pink silk gown over green skirts. Danseur et Danseuse sous Henri III. After a painting by an unknown French master, also attributed to Jean Clouet or Francois Clouet. Handcolored lithograph after an illustration by Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard from Georges Duplessis's Costumes historiques des XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe siecles (Historical costumes of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries), Paris, 1867. Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard was an artist, book illustrator, and interior designer.