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.
Category: Baroque
Lady Arabella Stuart, 1615.
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Charles Howard, First Earl of Nottingham 1624. English statesman.
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by Virginia Postrel (Author)
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George Digby, Earl of Bristol in 1677. English 17th century nobility.
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The young Fritz in Rheinsberg. Frederick II of Prussia.
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Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st Earl of Montgomery.
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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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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)