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Sans-culottes
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The sans-culottes were the common people of the lower classes in late 18th-century France, a great many of whom became radical and militant partisans of the French Revolution in response to their poor
Simon Chenard as a Sans-Culotte by Louis-Léopold Boilly, c. 1792
Simon Chenard as a Sans-Culotte by Louis-Léopold Boilly, c. 1792
A sans-culotte with a halberd, by Jean-Baptiste Lesueur
A sans-culotte with a halberd, by Jean-Baptiste Lesueur
François Hanriot chef de la section des Sans-Culottes (Rue Mouffetard); drawing by Gabriel in the Carnavalet Museum
François Hanriot chef de la section des Sans-Culottes (Rue Mouffetard); drawing by Gabriel in the Carnavalet Museum
The uprising of the Parisian sans-culottes from 31 May to 2 June 1793. The scene takes place in front of the Deputies Chamber in the Tuileries. The de
The uprising of the Parisian sans-culottes from 31 May to 2 June 1793. The scene takes place in front of the Deputies Chamber in the Tuileries. The depiction shows Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles and Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud.
Culottes
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Culottes are an item of clothing worn on the lower half of the body. The term can refer to either split skirts, historical men's breeches, or women's underpants. The culotte is an example of a fashion
Sans-culottes
…to their poor quality of life under the Ancien Régime. The name sans-culottes refers to their clothing, and through that to their lower-class status: culottes were the fashionable silk knee-breeches of the 18th-century nobility and bourgeoisie, and the working class sans-culottes wore pantaloons, or long…
Sketch of culottes
Sketch of culottes
King Louis XVI (1754-1793), dressed in culottes.
King Louis XVI (1754-1793), dressed in culottes.
James Monroe (1758-1831), the last U.S. president who dressed according to the style of the late 18th century, with his Cabinet in 1823. The president
James Monroe (1758-1831), the last U.S. president who dressed according to the style of the late 18th century, with his Cabinet in 1823. The president wears knee breeches, while his secretaries (including the future president John Quincy Adams, sitting first from left) wear long trousers.
A view of a white knife-pleated culotte skirt with black waistband, and an aerial view of the garment interior showing the shorts-leg division.
A view of a white knife-pleated culotte skirt with black waistband, and an aerial view of the garment interior showing the shorts-leg division.