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£20 Russian Girl 1776 Jean-Baptiste Le Prince Ref: 7106.1
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La Bonne Soeur.
On reconnoit en russie une fille d'avec une femme par la Coéffure dans celles cy elle cache entierement les Cheveux au lieu que les filles portent seulement un bandeau qui est ordinairement un galon d'or.
The Good Sister.
We recognize in Russia a girl from a woman by the hairstyle, a woman completely hides the hair, whereas the girls only wear a headband which is usually a gold braid.

Etching by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince (1734-1781) published in Diverts Ajustements et usages de Russie. Paris 1776.

Some general spotting mostly affecting the margins. 

 

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