Original antique steel engraving with the costume of the women of Malta in the 18th century: two ladies wrapped in the faldetta, the stiff black hood characteristic of the island, cross a cobbled street before other figures. Lettered at the foot in French and Spanish: Costumes des femmes de Malte au 18e siècle / Trajes de las Mujeres de Malta.
Original antique steel engraving with the costume of the women of Malta in the 18th century: two ladies wrapped in the faldetta, the stiff black hood characteristic of the island, cross a cobbled street before other figures. Lettered at the foot in French and Spanish: Costumes des femmes de Malte au 18e siècle / Trajes de las Mujeres de Malta.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Directed by: Lemaître.
Date: Mid-19th century.
Source: Bilingual French-Spanish illustrated work on Malta; print no. 18.
Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 in (20 x 13.2 cm).
Condition: Laid down on paper; oxidation staining in the margins, outside the image.