STC427815 Lady\'s gold taffeta ball gown, engraved by Patas, plate no.86 from \'Galeries des Modes et Costumes Francais\', c.1778-87 (coloured engraving) 99:clothing; traditional dress; traditional costume; fashion; illustration; c18th; fashionable; clothes; creme coloured frill; royal court; aristocracy; aristocrat; courtier; ballgown; female; powdered hair; wig; yellow dress; pearled headdress; seated; pink shawl; by Le Clerc, Pierre Thomas (1739-c.1796) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright.