British Gentleman – Spring 1810

British gentleman in full dress – Spring 1810

This authentic 1810 hand-colored fashion plate, published in London at 101 Strand for Rudolph Ackermann’s Repository of Arts, provides a definitive look at late Georgian male formal attire. The historical engraving features a singular gentleman seated in profile upon a classical Louis XVI style upholstered armchair. He models the pinnacle of high-society eveningwear of the decade, showcasing a structured, dark chocolate brown double-breasted tailcoat with a high standing M-notch collar, layered over an impeccably starched white cravat neckcloth and a delicate ruffled linen shirt front.

Antique British Men’s Tailoring and Late Georgian Court Fashion

The dandy ensemble continues with tight-fitting grey silk knee breeches, pristine white stockings, and low-profile black leather dancing pumps decorated with small metallic buckles. In his hand, the gentleman holds a folded black bicorne hat, a staple accessory for formal court dress and evening gatherings during the Napoleonic era. Preserving the original lower plate text annotations and volume details at the top corner, this rare English fashion lithograph serves as an essential primary resource for historical costume designers, tailors, and Regency era theatrical productions.