Francis III of Brittany was the son of the French King Francis I and of Claude de France, Duchess of Brittany.
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FRENCH FASHION HISTORY. Costume and fashion plates with descriptions between middle Ages, Directory, Regency, Empire and so called Flapper. Vintage Haute couture costumes.
Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France.
Elisabeth of Austria 1554 -1592, Queen of France, consort of Charles IX in 1570.
Marguerite de Valois 1553–1615. Queen of France.
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.
Marie Sallé. Ballet Danseuse.
Marie Sallé (1707 – 1756). French Ballet Danseuse in 1730. Marie Sallé was a French dancer, time companion and rival of Marie Camargo.
Marquis and Marquise dancing the Pas de rigaudon. Modes 1763.
Modes Parisiennes, Règne De Louis XV, d’après A. De St Aubin, 1763. Marquis and Marquise dancing the Pas de rigaudon.
Parisian Bourgeois in the Reign of Louis XII 1510.
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
The Third Estate Takes Refuge in the Tennis Court.
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.
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 16th century
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 1579.
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