The shoe was worn with a buckle, has a small heel and round pointed toe.
Category: Nobility
Silk shoe of Countess of Portsmouth. Epoch of the Rococo.
The shoe was worn by the Countess of Portsmouth with fancy dress.
This shoe considered as a chef-d’oeuvre in shoe manufacture of the times.
Shoe of the reign of Charles II. The shoe may be considered as a chef-d’oeuvre in shoe manufacture of the times.
British statesman. Philip Dormer Stanhope. Earl of Chesterfield.
Philip Dormer Stanhope. Earl of Chesterfield 1694 – 1773. Author of Letters to His Son and Letters to His Godson. British statesman & diplomat.
Shah Shuja as Emir of Afghanistan
Shah Shuja was Shah of Afghanistan from 1803 to 1809 and during the First British-Afghan War from 1839 to 1842.
Dost Mohammad Khan. Ruler of Afghanistan.
Dost Mahommed King of Caubul and his youngest son by James Rattray (1848) Dost Mohammed (Moghul Khan) 1793-1863 was from 1826 to 1840 and from 1843 until his death, ruler of… Read More
Fashion under the Reign of Charles IX. 1560 to 1574.
Charles IX (1550-1574) Duke of Orleans. His reign was dominated by civil wars and the infamous massacre of French Protestants on St Bartholomew’s Eve.
Lady Jane Grey declining the english crown.
Jane Grey claimed in 1553 for a short time the title of Queen of England. Since then, she has been dubbed The Nine Days’ Queen or The Thirteen Days’ Queen.
King Henry VI. and his court. The good duke Humphrey.
Henry VI, (1421 – 1471) was the last king of England from the house Lancaster. The house Lancaster is a side line of the House Plantagenet and an English royal dynasty.
The Romance of the Rose. The Art of courtly love.
The Romance of the Rose. The Art of courtly love. 15th century.