Sketches of real Parisian Chapeaux on the racecourse, in the Bois de Boulogne, in the Champs-Elysées, and other promenades.
Parisian chapeaux from present flowery month of May 1867.
Category: Romantic Era
The Hudson at West Point. River scenery of America.
Of the river scenery of America, the Hudson, at West Point, is doubtless the boldest and most beautiful.
Niagara Falls from the Ferry, 1840.
American Scenery. The best way to approach Niagara is to come up on the American shore, and cross at the ferry.
The ancient Greek city of Posidonia or Paestum in Magna Graecia.
Percy Bysshe Shelley in Italy. Temple of Neptune at Paestum. Letter from Naples. The Year 1818.
Empire Romantic. Young lady wears a ballroom ensemble of the 1820’s.
History of Costume. Empire Romantic Era of the middle or late 1820’s. Young lady wears a ballroom ensemble. Young man dressed in evening clothes.
Descent upon the Valley of Jordan 1839.
The View is taken from the highway leading from Jerusalem through Jericho, and forming a part of the road, by which Jerusalem was connected with the countries on the Euphrates
A splendid example of the late 1820’s fashion. Romantic period.
The hand bag and parasol illustrate two of the most common accessories of the 19th century.
Paris. The Place Vendôme and the Column Vendôme
Place Vendôme is one of the five “royal squares” of Paris and is located in the middle of the city
The Fashion of the Crinoline in the Reign of Napoleon III. Empire français.
The Reign of the Crinoline. Petticoats, Cashmere shawls, Pompadour parasols. Dressmakers, like tailors, had begun to deal in ready-made garments.
View of the Hudson Highlands. Crow Nest, from Bull Hill, West Point.
Crow Nest is one of the most beautiful mountains of America for shape, verdure, and position