Oil on canvas representing a man reading in an interior, blackened wooden frame. High collar suit with a frock coat, natural hair instead of a wig typical of the Directoire era.
The political questioning of the dress codes of the Ancien Régime and the idea of generalizing a single costume was born in 1789 with the meeting of the Estates General and the refusal of certain elected officials, especially from the Third Estates, of too blatant distinctions in clothing between the three orders. The clothing must be simple and functional, inexpensive but aesthetic and uniform.
French school
Directory period, around 1795
Height: 86cm
Width: 70cm
