"Such high caps-sun-burnt features,- Large cock'd hats--ear-rings long-":- Is probably a description of traditional Norman costumes. The engraving of the woman was made in Caen in 1819 [Ref: Les Bijoux Des Francais http://www.bijouxregionaux.fr/fr/contenu.php?idcontenu=63] The man is a member of a traditional dance group based in Caen [Ref: http://blaudes-et-coeffes.com/costumes-normands/tr]
