Picturesque Review of the Costume of the Portuguese

Posted by Alex in Book & Lit, Fashion, Pictures on April 3, 2008 at 4:14 am



A Franciscan friar and a lay brother, as seen before the abolition of their Order.

BibliOdyssey blog has a neat post about a charming set of gouache sketches from a 1836 book titled "Picturesque Review of the Costume of the Portuguese." Though the identity of the artist is not known, it’s surmised that the sketches are mementos or gifts for tourists visiting Portugal way back when!

The sketches are sympathetic and most I would describe as quaint portraits. Even the true caricatures are gently humorous without any hint of malevolence. The language in the title and in some of the captions is just a little skewed or unusual, more likely associated with a non-native speaker, to my mind. I may of course be completely wrong. It’s a sweet little series in any event.

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10 comments to "Picturesque Review of the Costume of the Portuguese"

  1. Paula
    April 3rd, 2008 at 5:57 am

    Those are quite nice actually.
    But let's keep in mind - portuguese people DO NOT look like that...

  2. luke
    April 3rd, 2008 at 6:28 am

    Very nice.

  3. nuno
    April 3rd, 2008 at 6:34 am

    mmm... some do look like that

  4. wade7
    April 3rd, 2008 at 7:20 am

    indeed...but the overall of the clothe is very accurate...wow portuguese people attending neatorama :)

  5. xander
    April 3rd, 2008 at 7:27 am

    I'm Portugese, and I look like that.

  6. just a guy
    April 3rd, 2008 at 9:14 am

    this picture doesn't nothing to dispell the steriotype of the effeminate priest.

  7. Thomas
    April 3rd, 2008 at 10:40 am

    or the effeminate Portuguese.

  8. empty-minded
    April 3rd, 2008 at 11:40 am

    Did Portuguese nuns really have such tight fitting clothes?

  9. CheeseDuck
    April 3rd, 2008 at 2:35 pm

    Looks kinda wierd.

  10. su.wei
    April 3rd, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    heh, i like the guy with the umbrella ella ella eh eh eh


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