Sarah Bernhardt (actually Marie Henriette Rosine Bernardt) was a French actress. She is considered the most famous actress of her time.
Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923). French actress
Category: France
A peasant bride from Brittany in 1840
Peasant bride from Brittany in 1840
The court society of the castle gathers for a ride.
Miniature of the Breviary of Cardinal Grimani, attributed to Marciana Biblioteca of S.Marc, Venice. Fifteenth century.
Proclamation of a tournament in the ages of chivalry.
PROCLAMATION OF A TOURNAMENT.
Anne Dauphine of Auvergne in armorial robe.
Anna Dauphine d’Auvergne (1358 – 1417) Countess of Forez, Comtesse de Montpensier
French lady of rank. 15th century nobility costume.
A noble French lady, is decked the sugar-loaf (hennin) head-dress so commonly adopted during all of the 15th century.
Figures of Ecclesiastics of the cathedral of Chartres.
The Cathedral of Chartres, founded in the earliest times of Christianity in the west, is remarkable for the many misfortunes it has sustained.
Head-dresses at the beginning of the 16th century
Head-dresses of the ladies of the 15th century. Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages by Henry Shaw
Algeria Officer of the 9th regiment of horse hunters.
Algeria Officer of the 9th regiment of horse hunters. (Oran 1881)
Inhabitants of Pluvigner, Bretagne 19th c.
Inhabitants of Pluvigner, Bretagne 19th century.