WHAT we now call France or the “land of the Franks” was formerly termed Gaul,* the “land of the Celts,”
Ancient inhabitants of France. The Land of the Celts or Gauls.
Category: Europe
Fashions in Europe. European Costume and Cultural History.
Civil costume from the time of Louis XIII. 17th century.
Costume civil du temps de Louis XIII. XVIIe siècle. Costumes historiques de ville ou de théatre et travestissements.
Henry IV at the Battle of Ivry.
French King Henry IV indicating its white plume at the Battle of Ivry on March 14, 1590.
The king’s guard. Chevau-légers.
Chevau-légers. The Guard troops of the Ancien Régime. The king’s guard. Sergeant in armor. 1560 to 1600.
Dalarna costumes, Sweden 1809.
Dalarna costumes, Sweden. Dalarna is a historical province (landskap Swedish) in the heart of Sweden.
Un Gendarme de la Première compagnie des enfants d’honneur en 1596.
Un Gendarme en 1593. Un Gendarme de la Première compagnie des enfants d’honneur en 1596.
Hurdy-gurdy man. The Halfpenny Showman. Regency era.
Hurdy-gurdy. Organ grinder. The Halfpenny Showman. From: The Costume of Great Britain, by W.H. Pyne, 1808.
Portrait équestre de Henri IV en 1596 à cheval, âgé de 45 ans.
Equestrian portrait of Henri IV in 1596 on horseback, aged 45. King of France.
Dame de la cour. Marie de Médicis en Veuve. Gentilhomme, vers 1620.
Court Lady. Marie de Medici as widow. Gentleman, 1620.
Vêtements d’une femme de Bayonne. 16ème siècle.
Historical clothing of a woman of Bayonne. Region Aquitaine. 16th century.