19th century color engraving 1840 fashion men cute fascion boy dress reign of henry iii

19th century engraving in period color, dimensions of the entire sheet 14.5x23.5cm - dimensions of the plate 16.5x10.5cm. Authentic and original document from the 19th century. Good condition. Free delivery by letter followed for france. Mignon is the name or quality given, in france, from the 15th century, to a trusted servant of the prince. Subsequently, in the 16th and 17th centuries, the term cute extended to the favorite of a lord or sovereign. During the reign of henry III at the end of the 16th century, the term took on a pejorative connotation in the context of the wars of religion. In turn, huguenot and leaguer polemicists denounced the favorites and close servants of the sovereign by attributing to them frivolous and effeminate morals.

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