Sheikh Abdallah I. ibn Saud (1740-1818) from the House of Saud, ruled the First Saudi State and was Imam of the Wahhabi
King of Saudi Arabia. Sheikh Abdallah I. Ibn Saud.
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Dahohman Army. An Amazon. Benin Africa 19th. c.
Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh. An Amazon in the Dahohman Army. From the 17th to the late 19th century Dahomey had women regiments in the army.
Art work by Dale Grimshaw. East London, 2016.
Art work by Dale Grimshaw. East London, 2016.
A Chinaman. Chinese Mandarin and the dog as a sign of dignity.
The dog is a sign of dignity both in China and Siam. It appears at the portrait VAN TA GIN in Barrow’s Travels in China wears on his breast.
Glynneath Wales. Costumes and plaids 19th c.
Glynneath Wales.
Gentleman of Loo Choo in his Cloak. Japan 1816.
Gentleman of Loo Choo in his Cloak
Light horse squadron, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Light horse squadron, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Source: The United States of America. A study of the American Commonwealth, its natural resources, people, industries, manufactures, commerce, and its work in literature, science,… Read More
A Jelowdar sketched from life. Head of the caravan.
One of the Envoy’s Jelowdar. A person who leads and looks after a horse on the road.
A Loto Seree at the Court of Amarapoorah.
A Loto Seree at the Court of Amarapoorah, Rangoon Burma.
Woman of nobility. Costume from the time of Louis XV. (1730)
Femme de noblesse. Mode du 18ème siècle. Costume du temps de louis XV. (1730)