Marguerite de Valois, daughter of Henri II of France, and first wife of Henri IV, the victor of Ivry, was born in 1553, divorced from Henri IV in 1598, and died in 1615. Illustration “Modes et Costumes Historiques“. Drawing by Xavier Willemin.
Marie Sallé was a French dancer, time companion and rival of Marie Camargo. Marie Sallé, Règne De Louis XV, d’après Lancret, 1730. Modes et Costumes Historiques 1864.
Modes Parisiennes, Reign Of Louis XV, after A. De St Aubin, 1763. Marquis and Marquise dancing the Pas de rigaudon 1763.
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Parisian Bourgeois in the Reign of Louis XII 1510. French Renaissance. “Modes et Costumes Historiques“. Drawing by Xavier Willemin. Edited and steel engraving by Hippolyte Louis Emile and Polidor Jean Charles… Read More
When Louis XVI. finally did not give the suggestion a vote according to the number, the deputies of the Third Estate declared on 17 June 1789 to the National Assembly and sworn, shall not go apart until a constitution was created for France (Tennis Court Oath).
A Dinner at the House of Molière at Auteuil. Molière 1622-1673 was a French actor, theater director and playwright. He is one of the great classics and made the comedy to… Read More
Nobleman in Spanish court dress in the Reign of Charles IX 1572. Renaissance period. “Modes et Costumes Historiques“. Drawing by Xavier Willemin. Edited and steel engraving by Hippolyte Louis Emile and Polidor… Read More
Lady of the French Court in Spanish fashion. Reign of Charles IX 1579. “Modes et Costumes Historiques“. Drawing by Xavier Willemin. Edited and steel engraving by Hippolyte Louis Emile and Polidor… Read More
Dame de Paris in rococo gown in the Reign of Louis XV, 1729.
Marquise in rococo gown in the Reign of Louis XV 1740 “Modes et Costumes Historiques“. Drawing by Xavier Willemin. Edited and steel engraving by Hippolyte Louis Emile and Polidor Jean Charles… Read More
