Madame Bonaparte receiving Ambassadors at the Tuileries by Felician Myrbach. From the aquarelle by Felicien baron de Myrbach-Rheinfeld. Still holding Madame Bonaparte by the hand, Talleyrand would present the members of… Read More
The Empress Josephine in the Park at Malmaison (1809) by Pierre Prud’hon.
The Malmaison Castle (Château de Malmaison) in Rueil-Malmaison west of Paris was the residence of Emperor Napoleon and his wife Josephine.
Woman from Kamtschatka, Russia 1840 From the book: Mœurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde, d’après des documents and authentiques et les voyages des plus récents; (1843) Author:… Read More
Costume of British Alderman 1843 Title of Assistant Secretary in the British Isles, member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. From the Book: Manners, customs and costumes of all… Read More
The stable, 19th century. Original ‘L’etable from Le livre d’or de la peinture, by M. Jean Armengaud. Published in Paris, 1866-1867. More:Amoy Harbour. The Port of Xiamen in 19th century. 1874 Portrait… Read More
Costume Iman of Turkey, Ottoman Empire 1843. More:Ottoman Empire. Turkish man from Mardin in 19th century. 19th Century Albanian soldier in fustanella during Ottoman Empire. Albania Subaltern Officer of the… Read More
Godey’s Fashions for November, 1874. Fashion Plate of Godey’s Ladies Book. Victorian Crinoline Costumes. More:Glamorous life in 1850. Fashions under the Restoration. 19th Century The Contemporary. Fashions under the Second Empire… Read More
Ariel (air spirit), a fictional character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
The Camel and the Arab. Arabian Camel Driver. From The Archive of the Old Print Man. The Art Journal, 1857. More:Costumes and shawls. French directorate, consulate… Empire A Bedouin Arab in the… Read More
