George IV as Prince of Wales 1762–1830.
Category: 19th Century
Corpse incineration. La Crémation dans l’Inde. Sri Lanka 1895.
A Hindu priest, brahmane takes the traditional burial rite. La Crémation dans l’Inde.
Tonkin Woman smoking Opium. North Vietnam 1895.
Tonkin Woman smoking Opium. North Vietnam 1895. Femme fumant de l’opium.
Portrait of James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury.
James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury.
William Huskisson 1770–1830. British statesman.
William Huskisson 1770–1830. British statesman. The events of the French Revolution aroused his interest in politics. Huskisson was a member of the “Club of 1789”, whose members a transformation of… Read More
George O’Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont 1751-1837.
George O’Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont 1751-1837. As a young man Wyndham was a playboy and had numerous affairs, including with Elizabeth Lamb. Especially known however, he was a patron,… Read More
Carnival in the Doge’s Palace in Venice.
Carnival in the Doge’s Palace 1853. By Charles Becker Historical Venice carnival and nobility costumes. Karl Ludwig Friedrich Becker (1820-1900) was a German historical painter and president of the Berlin Academy.… Read More
Princess Elvira of Bavaria (1868–1943). Belle Époque. Parisian Tournure.
Belle Époque. Princess Elvira of Bavaria (1868–1943) in Parisian Tournure bustle costume to the 1890th. Painting by Karl Gampenrieder.
Morning devotions in a Dutch orphanage.
Morning devotions in a Dutch orphanage 1880. by Walter Firle. 19th century historical costumes. Jubilee Art Exhibition 1885
Surrender negotiations before sedan on the 2nd, September 1870.
The Capitulation of Sedan. The German-French surrender negotiations on 2 September 1870. The German negotiator is Otto Graf von Bismarck (1815-1898).