Louise-Diane of Orleans, known as “Mademoiselle de Chartres”, Princess of Conti (1732).
Louise-Diane of Orleans, known as Mademoiselle de Chartres.
Tag: Baroque era
Fashion and costume history of the Baroque. The epoch of Baroque lasted from 1575 to 1770. It is divided into early Baroque (until about 1650), the High Baroque (ca. 1650-1720) and late Baroque or Rococo (ca. 1720-1770).
Peasant from Upper Austria 17th century.
Peasant from Upper Austria 17th century. Upper Austrian farmer from the time of the Austrian Peasant War in 1626. He is armed with a sort of a mace and pistol. The revolt… Read More
Marie Madeleine de la Vieuville, comtesse de Parabère.
Official mistress (maîtresse en titre) of Philippe II de Bourbon, duc d’Orléans (1674-1723), regent for the minor king Louis XV, and thus one of the most important persons in the Régence period.
France. Hairstyle of the 17th century. Coiffure Louis XIV.
Hair fashion in the time of Louis XIV. 17th century.
German mercenaries. Baroque. Thirty Years’ War.
German mercenaries. Historical clothing around 1620. Baroque 17th century, Thirty Years’ War. German mercenaries with sword and shield, drummer.The cut of the costume is still influenced by the Spanish fashion.… Read More
Marie-Adélaïde de Savoie, duchesse de Bourgogne 1685-1712.
Marie-Adélaïde de Savoie was the mother of King Louis XV.
Françoise d’Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon 1635-1719.
Françoise d’Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon, briefly called Madame de Maintenon was the last mistress and in morganatic marriage, the second wife of Louis XIV of France.
Ninon de Lenclos. The Celebrated Beauty of the 17th Century.
Ninon de L’Enclos was a French liberal and educated intellectual, feminist, writer (La coquette vengée “The Flirt Avenged”) and lover of many also famous contemporaries. She was one of the outstanding women of the ancien regime, the participation in their Jours was a great society honor.
German citizen woman with child in 1710.
German citizen woman with child in 1710, early 18th century. Citizen woman with child in city clothes of the German Rococo, Baroque period. A style mix of different eras. The clear… Read More
Hairstyle Louis XIII. period.
Historic french hairstyle. Louis XIII. period 17th century. Early baroque period. „Album de coiffures histories“ by E. Nissy. Published 1890 by Albert Brunet.