SATIRICAL ENGRAVING - VERNET Carle (after) - "Les INCROYABLES". 1796. Dotted engraving by DARCIS (1760-1801). Proof only with the name of the artists and the title, on laid paper. Ref: I.F.F XVIIIth, n°35. Margins. The Directoire years saw the return of fashionable life in Paris and of highly satirical sartorial exuberance. "The Incredibles" were young people known for their long hair, wide collars, divided skirts and pointed shoes, which implied a rejection of Robespierre's austere values and the spirit of Year II. 39,5 x 46,5 cm. Condition A/B (A few rare foxing mostly marginal and a slight trace of wetness in the lower right margin).