Dost Mahommed King of Caubul and his youngest son by James Rattray (1848) Dost Mohammed (Moghul Khan) 1793-1863 was from 1826 to 1840 and from 1843 until his death, ruler of… Read More
Dost Mohammad Khan. Ruler of Afghanistan.
Category: 19th Century
French first empire modes under the Restoration 1814-1815.
French first empire modes under the Restoration. (Première Restauration 1814-1815) Les Modes sous la Restauration. From the Book: The Frenchwoman of the century; Fashions – Manners – Usages, by Octave Uzanne.… Read More
France romantic elegance. Restoration era c. 1820.
Romantic elegance costumes. Restoration era c. 1820. From the Book: The Frenchwoman of the century; Fashions – Manners – Usages, by Octave Uzanne. Illustrations in water colours by Albert Lynch. Engraved… Read More
The Lionesses and Fashionables by Octave Uzanne.
The Frenchwoman of the century; Fashions – Manners – Usages, by Octave Uzanne. Illustrations in water colours by Albert Lynch. Engraved in colours by Eugène Gaujean.
Parisian salon scene of the Second Empire.
Parisian salon scene of the Second Empire c. 1860. Parisiennes du Second Empire. Source: The Frenchwoman of the century; Fashions – Manners – Usages, by Octave Uzanne. Illustrations in water… Read More
Dream Days by Kenneth Grahame 1898
“Dies Irae.” An Illustration to Kenneth Grahame’s “Dream Days.” By Maxfield Parrish. Dream Days is a collection of stories by the English writer Kenneth Grahame, which was first published in 1898
The Coquettes, Flirts of the First Empire 1804–1814.
The Coquettes, Flirts of the First Empire 1804–1814 (Napoleonic Empire). Les Coquettes du Premier Empire. Les Modes sous la Restauration. From the Book: The Frenchwoman of the century; Fashions –… Read More
Women’s Costume of Lyon, 1860.
Suite of Costumes. Women’s Costume of Lyon c. 1860.
Traditional French Woman costumes of Caen, Calvados.
Traditional French Woman costumes of Caen, Département Calvados 1840. Costumes Femmes environ de Caen vers 1860 Calvados. Gallery: Manners, customs and costumes of all peoples of the world, based on authentic documents… Read More
Hungarian Cattle Guard Costume.
Hungarian Cattle Guard Costume. Cardeur de boeufs du Comitat de Biher. (Basse-Hongrie) Musée de Costumes 1860. Lithographie by A. Belin. Engraving by Laurent-François Guerdet.