Friedrich of Prussia and his sister Wilhelmine

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18TH CENTURY

Kronprinz Friedrich of Prussia and his sister Wilhelmine

by Antoine Pesne, 1714

Children were dressed like small adults, possibly with an apron to protect their clothes and ribbons attached (as a leash) to the back of the shoulders of the dress for the smallest ones.

Like all small boys before the mid 19th century, the crown prince wears a girls' dress. He was 2-3 years old when this picture was painted. The first breeches came later, were first put on with a certain ceremony and considered the first step on the way to adulthood. I have not yet found out at what age that took place.

Wilhelmine wears a dress consisting of a stiff bodice and separate skirt similar to that of the Princess Elector of Bavaria and other German noblewomen of the time. For want of an "official" name, I have termed it "Robe à l'Allemande".

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