The illustrations belong to the 17th century and are part of a series of portraits of the last rulers of the Kingdom of Telingana, of which Golkonda was the capital.
Category: 17th Century
Transport wagons, coaches and carriages in 16th and 17th century.
Transport wagons, coaches and carriages in 16th and 17th century Europe. Coaches in France. Continental carriages in the 13th and 14th century.
The Tuscan Stradivari. A short account of a Violin.
The “Tuscan.” A short account of a Violin by Stradivari. Made for Cosimo III de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Dated 1690.
Beard, hair and wigs fashions during the 17th and 18th century.
Germany 17th and 18th century. Fashions of the day: Beard, hair and wigs. Historical figures. Clergymen, statesmen and warriors.
The Fontange. Female costumes under the reign of Louis XIV.
The costumes depicted here belong to the second half of the reign of Louis XIV and the end of the 17th century. The first characteristic feature is the large headdress, called Fontange.
Woman’s dress. Fashion in Europe 16th & 17th century. Ruffs. Hairstyles.
The Italian fashion in France. The collars of the dresses. Metal and wooden corsets. Display of fine lingerie. The passementerie works and laces. The rules of etiquette. The expansion of ruffs.
Textiles and Embroidery during the Elizabethan and Stuart Periods.
Textiles and Embroidery by Aymer Vallance.
The sword of James Graham, 1. Marquess of Montrose.
The sword of James Graham given by Charles I.
Prince Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Bavaria.
Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619 – 1682), called Rupert the Cavalier, was Prince of the Palatinate from the house of the Wittelsbacher
The execution of the English politician Lord William Russell 1683.
Lord Russell, usually called Lord William Russell, son of William, Earl of Bedford, and Lady Ann Carr, daughter of Carr, Earl of Somerset.