Indian Groom dress in Calcutta 19th century. Groom a Calcuta. Gallery: Asian costumes by Auguste Wahlen. Manners, customs and costumes of all peoples of the world.
Indian Groom dress in Calcutta 19th century.
India Devadasi, Jogini costume. Hindustan 19th century.
Devadasis (देवदासी) were Indian temple dancers who performed as “God’s servants” at religious services or also at secular events.
Traditional Georgian woman costume 1843. Georgienne.
Georgienne. Asian costumes by Auguste Wahlen. Manners, customs and costumes of all peoples of the world.
Georgian costume from Samegrelo, Mingrelian.
Georgian costume from Samegrelo, Mingrelian. Mingrelien. Gallery: Asian costumes by Auguste Wahlen. Manners, customs and costumes of all peoples of the world.
Louis-Lazare Hoche. French general of the Revolutionary.
Louis-Lazare Hoche was a French general of the Revolutionary who was known as the “pacificateur de la Vendée”.
Shepherd in the sheep stable by Charles Jacque.
Shepherd in the sheep stable. Painted by Charles Jacque (1813-1894). The artist was a French animal (sheep) and landscape painter and graphic artist versatile of the Barbizon School. In the natural performance… Read More
Armenian woman from Constantinople in traditional costume.
Armenian woman from Constantinople in traditional costume, 1850. Ottoman Empire costume Gallery: “Sheets for costume design: historical and folk costumes. Published by Franz Lipperheide, 1876-1887.
The Almeh. Painted by Charles Bargue (1825-1883).
French Almée synonymous with belly dancer.
Young farmer from Obermais, Merano, South Tyrol.
Young farmer from Obermais, Merano, South Tyrol 1875. Gallery: “Sheets for costume design: historical and folk costumes. Published by Franz Lipperheide, 1876-1887.
Mahommed Shah of Persia. The splendor of Oriental magnificence.
Mohammed Shah (1810-1848), also Mehmed Mirza Shah, descendant of the Kajar dynasty, conservative ruler of Persia since 1844.