[Large Original French Fashion Plate Magazine Illustration: Day Dresses]

 

Artist: not signed, possibly "L. Mesnil."

 

Medium: pen, ink, and blue wash on thick paper.

 

Size: 16.5 x 12.5" (42 x 31.75 cm)

 

Date: c. 1900–1905

 

Condition: general age toning and surface dirt.

 

Plate# 2290. On the reverse side: "Modes Parisienne" "Demi Saison." Salon des Modes Parisiennes was a magazine of the period.