About the cover illustration
Saint-Sauveur
The figure on the cover of GANs in Action is captioned “Bourgeoise de Londre,” or a bourgeoise woman from London. The illustration was originally issued in 1787 and is taken from a collection of dress costumes from various countries by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (1757–1810). Each illustration is finely drawn and colored by hand. The rich variety of Grasset de Saint-Sauveur’s collection vividly reminds us of how culturally distinct the world’s towns and regions were just 200 years ago. Isolated from each other, people spoke different dialects and languages. In the streets or in the countryside, it was easy to identify where they lived and what their trade or station in life was just by their dress. ...
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