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
One of the notable aspects of Princess Elvira’s patronage was her financial and moral support for a range of artists, including musicians, painters, and writers.
Morning devotions in a Dutch orphanage 1880. by Walter Firle. 19th century historical costumes. Jubilee Art Exhibition 1885
The Capitulation of Sedan. The German-French surrender negotiations on 2 September 1870. The German negotiator is Otto Graf von Bismarck (1815-1898).
Girl in the costume from the Ampezzothal Dolomites,-painting by Emil Teschendorf.
Friesland Costumes 1860
Portrait of Siniapu. Sinhalese boy from Matura, southern coast of Sri Lanka in 1867. By Baron Eugène de Ransonnet.
18th century regency shoe from the Georgian Era. PLATE XI. THIS shoe is fastened by a ribbon tie, instead of the overlapping straps with ornamental buckle. It is made of plain… Read More
La vie Mondaine en 1850. Echoes of Bon Ton and of the life of fashion in 1850
Shah Shuja was Shah of Afghanistan from 1803 to 1809 and during the First British-Afghan War from 1839 to 1842.
