King Charles the First 1648. From the House of Stuart. He was beheaded on the 30th of January, 1649 before the Banqueting House in London.
King Charles the First 1648. From the House of Stuart.
Category: Baroque
Lady Arabella Stuart, 1615.
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Charles Howard, First Earl of Nottingham 1624. English statesman.
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George Digby, Earl of Bristol in 1677. English 17th century nobility.
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Couture: then and now Clothes define people. A person's clothing, whether it's a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential key to his or her culture, class, personality, or even religion. The Kyoto Costume Institute recognizes the importance of understanding clothing sociologically, historically, and artistically.
The young Fritz in Rheinsberg. Frederick II of Prussia.
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Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st Earl of Montgomery.
Philip and his older brother William were the ‘incomparable pair of brethren’ to whom the First Folio of Shakespeare’s collected works was dedicated in 1623.
Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton. English aristocrat and courtier.
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Elisabeth Queen of Bohemia, Daughter of James the First, 1662.
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Stitched lace 17th Century.
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Canton Zurich. Swiss costumes.
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The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Beauty: 40 Projects for Period-Accurate Hairstyles, Makeup and Accessories by Lauren Stowell & Abby Cox.
Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Century Fashion in Detail by Avril Hart & Susan North. From cut and construction to fabric and trimmings.
Timeless: Recreate the Classic Makeup and Hairstyles from 100 Years of Beauty by Louise Young & Loulia Sheppard.
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
