The Bengali derives his name from the province in which he is born.
The Bengali. Indian Native.
Lady of high rank. Court of Versailles. Reign of Louis XIV. 1696.
Dame de Qualité, en Négligé, Règne de Louis XIV, d’après Bonnart, 1696
French Milkmaid of Bagnolet costume 1680. Laitière de Bagnolet-.
Laitière de Bagnolet, Reign de Louis XIV, 1680.
The Indian Postman, the Dak-Wallah.
The Indian Postman
Piferari, Italian Shepherds of the Campagna in 1820
Italian Shepherds of the Campagna “Piferari Playing before a Madonna” in 1820. Drawing by Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835). Engraving by C. Hullmandel. Published by Rodwell & Martin, London.
A Mohammedan. Indian Characters.
Mohammedan dressed In the full costume worn by Muslims from the North-West Provinces.
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.