A Country Woman of Geneva in 1626

by Thomas Jefferys

This highly artistic copper engraving depicts the humble but elegant style of a Swiss lady from Geneva from the early 17th century. This artwork was printed by the famous geographer Thomas Jefferys, who used his skills to provide an insight into the social aspects of this period, bridging the difference between the severe Swiss styles of the Reformation age and the emerging Baroque period.

The figure wears her usual attire, including the distinctive high collar and headgear worn by the lower classes of Geneva during the Thirty Years' War period. The line engravings of Thomas Jefferys reveal the texture of the fabric used in the clothes of the time, providing valuable insight into the costumes of that era.