A French army of 1814 to 1815. The King’s Musketeers. Armee Francaise de 1814 à 1815. Mousquetaires du Roi. After a drawing by F. Bastin. From a series: Armee Francaise… Read More
The King’s Musketeers. A French army of 1814 to 1815.
Category: Military
Uniforms French Public Riflemen 1789 to 1794.
Uniforms French Public Riflemen 1789 to 1794. Les Tirailleurs Publique Francaise. After a drawing by F. Bastin. From a series: Armee Francaise 1804 à 1815. Paris Impr. Jules Rigo et… Read More
French Army Swiss Guard, French Guard, Grenadier in 1790.
French army of 1790. Swiss Guard, French Guard, Grenadier. Armee Francaise de 1790. Garde Suisse, Garde Francaise, Grenadier. After a drawing by F. Bastin. From a series: Armee Francaise 1804… Read More
Ashanti warriors. Asante Manta. Ethnic group in West Africa.
Ashanti warriors. The Ashanti Region (in Akan: Asante Manta) is a region of Ghana with the capital of Kumasi. The vast majority of the population consists of members of the… Read More
General Custer, Grand Duke Alexis and Buffalo Bill.
Time of the famous buffalo hunt in honor of the Grand Duke Alexis.
Circassian on horseback in complete armor.
Circassian on horseback in complete armor 18th century. THE opposite engraving represents a Circassian on horseback, in his complete armour, a description of which has been given in the preceding… Read More
Surrender negotiations before sedan on the 2nd, September 1870.
The Capitulation of Sedan. The German-French surrender negotiations on 2 September 1870. The German negotiator is Otto Graf von Bismarck (1815-1898).
Frankish Merovingian costume history 4th and 5th century.
The Nobility. State Costume — Men 6th, 7th and 8th Centuries. Goldsmiths’ Work. Costume of the Middle Classes Men. Lower Classes. The Glove. Costume of the Nobility Women. Jewellery of the Franks.
Viking of the Varangian Guard. Byzantine. Imperial bodyguard.
At the end of the tenth century the Varangian Guard, an Imperial bodyguard, were a conspicuous, picturesque, and useful adjunct to the Byzantine Court.
Costume Sergeant Swiss Guard of the Pope
Sergeant Swiss Guard of the Pope 1834. Sergent Suisse de la Garde du Pape. Source: Manners, customs and costumes of all peoples of the world, based on authentic documents and and newer… Read More