The Queen of Kandy, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka, Sinhalese nobel women wears the traditional Kandyan dress (Osaria). Source: The Oriental Annual, or Scenes in India. Comprising twenty-five engravings from original… Read More
A Rajput bride. India 18th century.
A Mohammedan Mughal woman, 18th century. “A Mughal woman presented a rose to his Lord”. Noble woman and noble men of the Mughal Empire in 18th century. Source: The Oriental… Read More
A Mohammedan praying. Indian Mughal costume. Oriental Scenery 1786–1794, Engraved by Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) and William Daniell (1769-1837).
The Sultan. India Mughal empire 18th century.
A Female Peasant of Ceylon, 18th century. From the book: The Oriental Annual, or Scenes in India. Comprising twenty-five engravings from original drawings by William Daniell, R.A. and a descriptive… Read More
A Hindu woman
Marie de Hainaut, also known as Marie d’Avesnes, Duchess of Bourbon was the wife of Louis I of Bourbon.
Laura de Noves, or also called Laure de Sade (1310 – 1348). Her son Hugues III was ancestor of the later Marquis de Sade.
Opera dresses. June 1796. Dress à l’Espagnole. Gallery of Fashion Vol. 3, April 1795 to March 1796. Published by Nicolaus Wilhelm von Heideloff, London.
