Laundress from around Lisbon. She represents a washerwoman from the outskirts of Lisbon who takes the clothes to be washed.
Laundress from around Lisbon, Portugal. Musée cosmopolite.
Tag: Portuguese costumes
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History Hardcover – Illustrated, November 4, 2015
by Françoise Tétart-Vittu (Author)
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style.
Bishop of Guarda, Portugal 1808.
THIS sketch represents the ordinary dress of the Bishops of Portugal, and bears some general resemblance to the respectable prelate, whose name is here introduced.
Girl of Guarda, Portugal 1808
Bartlett’s Classic Illustrations of America: All 121 Engravings from American Scenery, 1840 (Dover Fine Art, History of Art). Extremely rare engravings after illustrations of mid-19th-century America by eminent English artist. … Read More
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
Peasant boy of Nisa, Portugal 1808
Bartlett’s Classic Illustrations of America: All 121 Engravings from American Scenery, 1840 (Dover Fine Art, History of Art). Extremely rare engravings after illustrations of mid-19th-century America by eminent English artist. … Read More
The costume of Portuguese ladies of rank.
The costume of Portuguese ladies of rank, which corresponds to English or French fashion, is complemented by a white handkerchief worn as a headdress and a coat resembling the capa.
A Gentleman in the ordinary Portuguese habit.
The capa or cloak, the remains of the Roman toga, is worn in Lisbon by every class of citizens
Environs of Lisbon, and the Aqueduto das Águas Livres.
The Aqueduto das Águas Livres in Lisbon is a complex system of development, delivery and distribution of water to the city
The Franciscan order was marked by the severity of its discipline.
The Franciscan order, founded in the year 1209, was marked by the severity of its discipline
From Torres Vedras to Cintra (Sintra), Portugal.
Bartlett’s Classic Illustrations of America: All 121 Engravings from American Scenery, 1840 (Dover Fine Art, History of Art). Extremely rare engravings after illustrations of mid-19th-century America by eminent English artist. … Read More
The ordinary dress of a Peasant of Torres Vedras.
The peasants of this district are of a stout and hardy constitution, they are said to be capable of great exertion, and patient under fatigue
