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French nobleman at the court of King Louis XIII, 17th century. In short cape, embroidered jacket and pantalons, hose and ribbon shoes, court sword. Seigneur de la Cour de Louis XIII. Handcoloured
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![Costume of a beggar, 17th century, reign of King Louis XIII of France. In ragged plumed hat, torn cape, ragged coat, pantalons, gaiters and wooden clogs, with begging cup, staff and dog. Costume of a beggar, 17th century, reign of King Louis XIII of France. In ragged plumed hat, torn cape, ragged coat, pantalons, gaiters and wooden clogs, with begging cup, staff and dog.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2J53KR4/costume-of-a-beggar-17th-century-reign-of-king-louis-xiii-of-france-in-ragged-plumed-hat-torn-cape-ragged-coat-pantalons-gaiters-and-wooden-clogs-with-begging-cup-staff-and-dog-mendicant-regne-de-louis-xiii-handcoloured-lithograph-by-lorenzo-bianchi-and-domenico-cuciniello-after-hippolyte-lecomte-from-costumi-civili-e-militari-della-monarchia-francese-dal-1200-al-1820-naples-1825-italian-edition-of-lecomtes-civilian-and-military-costumes-of-the-french-monarchy-from-1200-to-1820-2J53KR4.jpg)
Costume of a beggar, 17th century, reign of King Louis XIII of France. In ragged plumed hat, torn cape, ragged coat, pantalons, gaiters and wooden clogs, with begging cup, staff and dog.
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