Parisian salon scene of the Second Empire c. 1860. Parisiennes du Second Empire. Source: The Frenchwoman of the century; Fashions – Manners – Usages, by Octave Uzanne. Illustrations in water… Read More
Parisian salon scene of the Second Empire.
Dream Days by Kenneth Grahame 1898
“Dies Irae.” An Illustration to Kenneth Grahame’s “Dream Days.” By Maxfield Parrish. Dream Days is a collection of stories by the English writer Kenneth Grahame, which was first published in 1898
Portrait of Lavinia Biglia by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz.
Portrait of Lavinia Biglia by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz. Portrait of a lady of the Pallavicini family. From the painting by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz 1553-1608. Elizabethan court dress. Queen… Read More
Art nouveau illustration by Hede von Trapp.
” The Broken String of Beats “. Art nouveau illustration by Hede von Trapp 1910s. Hede von Trapp 1877-1947 was an Austrian poet, painter and graphic artist of the Art… Read More
French firefighter uniform. Imperial guard.
French firefighter uniform. Imperial guard. Uniforme Sapeur du Génie de la Garde Impériale. Gallery: Manners, customs and costumes of all peoples of the world, based on authentic documents and and newer… Read More
Spanish Picador costume. Spain bullfighting 1920s.
Spanish Picador costume. Spain bullfighting 1920s. Costume de Picador Démonté fumant un cigare, Espagne. Gallery: Manners, customs and costumes of all peoples of the world, based on authentic documents and and… Read More
The Coquettes, Flirts of the First Empire 1804–1814.
The Coquettes, Flirts of the First Empire 1804–1814 (Napoleonic Empire). Les Coquettes du Premier Empire. Les Modes sous la Restauration. From the Book: The Frenchwoman of the century; Fashions –… Read More
Historical costume silhouettes from 1750 to 1950
Can you imagine what women wore to ride a horse at the beginning of the twentieth century?
Woman in slaughtering a chicken by Armand Coussens.
Woman in slaughtering a chicken by Armand Coussens (1881-1935). ” La Femme au Poulet “. From a print by M. Paul Turpin. French Kitchen Scene to 1910th. A woman slaughters a chicken.
The mysterious conversations. Incroyable with bicorne hat.
Incroyable with bicorne hat and Merveilleuses.