Two men in women's clothes

To say these two are 'in drag' would be stretching it a bit, since there is clearly no attempt to pass as female. The intention seems to be entirely humorous.

Photographed by Franck of 18, rue Vivienne, Paris.

Franck (real name François Marie Louis Alexandre Gobinet de Villecholle) began his photographic career as a daguerreotypist in Barcelona. He moved to Paris around 1858, and from around 1862 to around 1880 operated a studio in the rue Vivienne. He exhibited in all the great expositions of his time.