Iron gloves, gauntlets (1460-1500) from the palace of Count Törring Jettenbach-Jettenbach, Germany.
Iron gloves, gauntlets from the palace of Count Törring Jettenbach.
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Noble lady and Lord. Dame noble et Seigneur. XVIIe Siècle.
Dame noble et Seigneur. XVIIe Siècle. D’après Pauquet. Histoire nationale de Paris et des Parisiens par Gourdon de Genouillac.
Catherine Howard. Queen of England, 5th wife of King Henry VIII.
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Byzantine silk fabric made in tapestry art. 11th century.
Byzantine silk fabric made in tapestry art. 11th century. Silk fabric, non-woven. Made in tapestry art. Basic and trim of the large grave cloth of the Bishop Gunther (who died… Read More
Costume of a German sutler by Peter Breughel.
Costume of a German sutler after a drawing by Peter Breughel the Younger.
Young woman in high hairstyle and small hoops 1762.
Matron in the old fashion. Young woman in high hairstyle and small hoops. Former military. Gentleman with habit in 1762.
The Egg of Columbus. Washington Irving’s “Columbus”.
The Egg of Columbus The Egg of Columbus is a phrase that describes an amazingly simple solution to an intractable problem.
William Beauchamp of Bergavenny.
William Beauchamp of Bergavenny Anno 1392. 1st Baron Bergavenny, KG. Captain of Calais. Custos of the County of Pembroke in 1392.
Voltigeur. Infanterie légère d’une compagnie de voltigeurs (Mexique).
Infanterie légère d’une compagnie de voltigeurs (Mexique). The French intervention in Mexico was an intervention of France in the internal affairs of Mexico.
Dinner at Crisso. In the house of the bishop of Salona.
This prelate is receiving the homage of a Greek peasant, who kisses the ground before he applies his lips to the bishop’s hand.