Mohammedan dressed In the full costume worn by Muslims from the North-West Provinces.
A Mohammedan. Indian Characters.
Category: Genre
A Janissary officer. Ottoman empire infantry.
The Muslim soldiers are divided into two classes: the Spahis, or cavalry, and the Janissaries, or infantry.
A dervish of Syria. Each order has its particular costume.
THE various institutions of the Dervishes (Sufi) are established upon different principles. Each founder gave a distinctive character to his sect, by the statues, regulations, and practices, which he appointed.
Young noblewoman of the Orsini in the reign of Charles VI, 1420.
Young noblewoman from the old Roman noble family of the Orsini in the costume of 1420.
Costume of the court at Versailles. Reign Louis XIV, 1692.
Costume de la cour de Versailles. Règne Louis XIV, 1692.After a drawing of François-Claudius Compte-Calix.
Wasudev Beggar. India Jaggi Vasudev. Indian Sadhguru
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Princess according to the times of Anne De Bretagne, 1420
Princesse, Règne De Charles VI, d’après Les Heures d’Anne De Bretagne, 1420
The Snake Charmer. Indian Characters.
The Snake Charmer. Indian Characters. Although the so-called” snake-charmer” is usually a sharp-witted and ofttimes a clever fellow, it is his conjuring which forms his chief claim to attention. True,… Read More
Jacqueline de la Grange 1408
Jacqueline de la Grange, Femme De Jean de Montagu, after Gaignières, 1408
Comtesse de Grignan, Reign Of Louis XIV, 1663
Mme De Grignan, Règne De Louis XIV, d’après Un Tableau Du Château De Bussy Rabutin, 1663