Louise-Diane of Orleans, known as “Mademoiselle de Chartres”, Princess of Conti (1732).
Louise-Diane of Orleans, known as Mademoiselle de Chartres.
Category: Fashion History
Dalmatica of German Emperor Henry II. Coronation mantle.
Henry II was married to Cunegonde of Luxembourg. They had no children, Henry II. was thus the last emperor of the dynasty of the Ottos. Pope Eugene III. spoke him in 1146 sacred
Medieval Persian Tunic. Leonata. 12th Century.
Persian tunic. 12th c.
India Spearmen. Soldier with spear, dagger and shield.
Medieval military dress from India. Indian spearmen 15th c. Artist: Alois Greil.
Peasant from Upper Austria 17th century.
Peasant from Upper Austria 17th century. Upper Austrian farmer from the time of the Austrian Peasant War in 1626. He is armed with a sort of a mace and pistol. The revolt… Read More
French painter Marie Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun 1755 -1842.
Madame Lebrun was a French painter of classicism. She is said to have been one of the most beautiful women of Paris at a young age.
Marie Madeleine de la Vieuville, comtesse de Parabère.
Official mistress (maîtresse en titre) of Philippe II de Bourbon, duc d’Orléans (1674-1723), regent for the minor king Louis XV, and thus one of the most important persons in the Régence period.
French hat fashion by Marie Louise, Paris 1917.
Modèls de Marie Louise. CHAPEAUX, 1917. Modèls du Style Parisian.
German Lord with crown and insignia. Renaissance costume.
German Lord with crown and insignia in 1480. 15th century renaissance clothing late Middle Ages. In his hands he holds the insignia of princely power, the orb and scepter. “Sheets… Read More
Persian warrior in full armor 15th century
Medieval Persian warrior. He is armed with helmet, hauberk, shield, short sword and battle ax.