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1888 Chromolithograph 18th Century Costume Fashion Consulat Europe LCH5 XEO4 GREECEC28 zz1012This is a rare original 1888 color chromolithograph which depicts a myriad of clothing styles from the later 18th century in Europe as they appeared in a German fashion publication. At the time, European fashions had multiple points of inspiration. In the Mediterranean, archeological findings in Italy and Greece brought in long, draping neoclassical lines; in France, the aftermath of the French Revolution harbored both a return to simpler fashions and