Maria Letizia Ramolino Buonaparte 1750-1836. Letizia Buonaparte as Mother of the Emperor Maria Letizia Ramolino, married Letizia Buonaparte, called Madame Mère, was the mother of Napoleon Bonaparte. Maria Letizia was… Read More
Category: England
Period Costumes and Fashion from England, Regency, Empire, Georgian, Directory, Victorian and Tudor dresses.
A Favorite Occupation of Joséphine de Beauharnais.
A Favorite Occupation of Joséphine de Beauharnais. French first empire. (England: Regency, Georgian period) Joséphine de Beauharnais (born Marie Josephe Rose de Tascher de la Pagerie; 1763-1814) was the wife of… Read More
The Thomas Overbury affair. Mrs. Anne Turner.
Mrs. Anne Turner (born Anne Norton 1576–1615), English maidservant convicted of the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury.
The Empress Josephine in the Park at Malmaison
The Empress Josephine in the Park at Malmaison (1809) by Pierre Prud’hon.
Empress Josephine At Château de Malmaison 1804.
The Malmaison Castle (Château de Malmaison) in Rueil-Malmaison west of Paris was the residence of Emperor Napoleon and his wife Josephine.
Costume of British Alderman
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
English hair styles of the 1930s
Illustration of English hairstyles of the 1930s in Fashions in Hair. The First Five Thousand Years by Richard Corson. English hair styles of the 1930s: a. Major; b. Regent; c.… Read More
Godey’s Fashions for November, 1874.
Godey’s Fashions for November, 1874. Fashion Plate of Godey’s Ladies Book. Victorian Crinoline Costumes.
American Beauty by Albert Sterner. Painter, printmaker and illustrator.
Albert Sterner. American Beauty. Illustration (1906). Publication: Paintings by Leading American Artists 1908. Publisher: Collier & Son.
The Syren, after Charles Louis Muller 1878.
The Syren. The painter evidently selected a Spanish, or probably a Hebrew model.