Costume Design Collection

Scene from Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: Javert, the detective (engraving)
5996966 Scene from Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: Javert, the detective (engraving) by Brion, Gustave (1824-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Les Miserables)

Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth II) on her betrothal to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, Buckingham Palace, London
5999700 Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth II) on her betrothal to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, Buckingham Palace, London, 1947 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Commedia Italiana (colour litho)
7201881 Commedia Italiana (colour litho) by Gumery, Adolphe Ernest (1861-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Commedia Italiana)

The Sabbath Breakers, two men caught playing golf on the Sabbath (colour litho)
7200981 The Sabbath Breakers, two men caught playing golf on the Sabbath (colour litho) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sabbath Breakers)

Mme. Larina, from the opera Eugene Onegin by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840-93)
XJL158459 Mme. Larina, from the opera Eugene Onegin by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840-93) (gouache on paper) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque de l Opera Garnier, Paris

Pythagoras and Euclid, 1437 (marble tile)
7260238 Pythagoras and Euclid, 1437 (marble tile) by Della Robbia, Luca (1400-82); 83x69 cm; Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Flappers (litho)
7148641 Flappers (litho) by Heilemann, Ernst (1870-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flappers. Illustration from Die Berliner Pflanze (Albert Langen, Munich)

UKRAINIAN, 1875 (oil on canvas)
7215235 UKRAINIAN, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: 1875//Oil on canvas In Paris)

ALEXANDRE KERENSKY WITH A BLACK GLOVE, 1917-1918 (oil on canvas)
7215396 ALEXANDRE KERENSKY WITH A BLACK GLOVE, 1917-1918 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Sepherot Foundation, Vaduz

Patsy Cornwallis-West, Irish born aristocrat and mistress of King Edward VII (b / w photo)
6015459 Patsy Cornwallis-West, Irish born aristocrat and mistress of King Edward VII (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Franz Schubert (colour litho)
3095884 Franz Schubert (colour litho) by Nowak, Otto Robert (1874-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Franz Schubert. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Consular diptych of Boethius (ivory relief, 487)
LRI4671276 Consular diptych of Boethius (ivory relief, 487) by Italian School, (5th century); 24x18 cm; Museo di Santa Giulia, Brescia

French noble in formal clothes, 1808. 1825 (lithograph)
7236918 French noble in formal clothes, 1808. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: French noble in formal clothes, 1808)

The meridian Line also known as The Siesta, 1888-1889 (Oil on Canvas)
7212109 The meridian Line also known as The Siesta, 1888-1889 (Oil on Canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: The meridian Line also known as The Siesta)

Cover of The Sketch, Christmas number, 1906 (colour litho)
7185906 Cover of The Sketch, Christmas number, 1906 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cover of The Sketch, Christmas number)

Advertisement, c 1900 (litho)
7190032 Advertisement, c 1900 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement in booklet of views of Harrogate and Neighbourbood (Parker)

Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret (b / w photo)
3103112 Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret)

Coat of arms of various cantons of Switzerland (colour litho)
3643225 Coat of arms of various cantons of Switzerland (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coat of arms of various cantons of Switzerland)

Costume of a revolutionary commoner or sans culotte, 1793. 1825 (lithograph)
7237140 Costume of a revolutionary commoner or sans culotte, 1793. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costume of a commoner or sans culotte)

Prayer by Antonio Giacomini for the Battle of Pisa. Detail. Painting by Giorgio Vasari and his studio (1511-1574)
BEN5476878 Prayer by Antonio Giacomini for the Battle of Pisa. Detail. Painting by Giorgio Vasari and his studio (1511-1574), 1565. 16th century Italian mannerism

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with their daughters, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret (b / w photo)
3103242 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with their daughters, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Mussolini, shirtless under the sun, threshed the wheat of Agro Pontino after twenty centuries... (colour litho)
2783813 Mussolini, shirtless under the sun, threshed the wheat of Agro Pontino after twenty centuries... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mussolini)

Eli the Thatcher, 1913 (oil on canvas)
2632477 Eli the Thatcher, 1913 (oil on canvas) by Rothenstein, William (1872-1945); 76.5x63.3 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery ; © NPL - DeA Picture Library

Ruth embracing her mother-in-law Naomi and promising to stay with her now they are bereaved. Ruth 1. 14
531267 Ruth embracing her mother-in-law Naomi and promising to stay with her now they are bereaved. Ruth 1.14. From Gustave Dore's illustrated Bible 1866. Wood engraving

Suit, c. 1770-80 (wool, linen & velvet)
3743015 Suit, c.1770-80 (wool, linen & velvet) by English School, (18th century); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Mauve wool, matching 3-piece suit, trimmed with silver braid)

Sunday Morning scene, Petticoat Lane Market, London c. 1900 (b/w photo)
XJF283179 Sunday Morning scene, Petticoat Lane Market, London c.1900 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection

Albert Einstein, 1920 (photo)
GIA4704116 Albert Einstein, 1920 (photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; © Giancarlo Costa

Turkish courtier, 1567 (w/c on paper)
XIR391470 Turkish courtier, 1567 (w/c on paper) by French School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Turkish Courtier;)

Absinthe Mugnier
2904142 Absinthe Mugnier by Lefevre, Lucien (1850-c.1902); (add.info.: A striking 1895 two sheet poster showing Absinthe Mugniers famous desert legionnaire (or zouave) by Lucien Lefevre

Actress Florence Fair, Fashion Portrait, Bain News Service, 1925 (b/w photo)
5863140 Actress Florence Fair, Fashion Portrait, Bain News Service, 1925 (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection

Young girl attending an immortal, So pagoda, Thanh Dai district, Hanoi, 16th century (lacquered wood)
5309899 Young girl attending an immortal, So pagoda, Thanh Dai district, Hanoi, 16th century (lacquered wood) by Vietnamese school, (16th century); Museum of Fine Arts, Hanoi

Actress Marguerite Clark, Fashion Portrait, Bain News Service, 1921 (b/w photo)
5858553 Actress Marguerite Clark, Fashion Portrait, Bain News Service, 1921 (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigating
2604019 Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigating by Paget, Sidney (1860-1908); (add.info.: "The Adventure of Silver Blaze": Encounter between Silas Brown)

Post Office Savings Bank, 1904-06 (photo)
XAM198145 Post Office Savings Bank, 1904-06 (photo) by Wagner, Otto (1841-1918); Vienna, Austria; Ali Meyer

Actress Regina Quinn, Fashion Portrait in Satin-Lined Fitch Coat, Bain News Service, 1921 (b/w photo)
5863148 Actress Regina Quinn, Fashion Portrait in Satin-Lined Fitch Coat, Bain News Service, 1921 (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection

Costume of the Secretary General of the Council of State, c. 1804-10 (engraving)
XIR417095 Costume of the Secretary General of the Council of State, c.1804-10 (engraving) by Chataigner, Alexis (1722-1817); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nimes

Chairwoman (colour litho)
6029495 Chairwoman (colour litho) by Ryazhsky, Grigory Grigorievich (1895-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chairwoman.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

University Beadle
3785780 University Beadle by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: University Beadle - Jean Lequeux, Messenger of Guise en Thierache, Diocese of Laon (Picardy, northern France)

Gene Sarazen, Winner of U. S. Open Golf Championship, Portrait holding Golf Club, White House, Washington DC, USA
5974433 Gene Sarazen, Winner of U.S. Open Golf Championship, Portrait holding Golf Club, White House, Washington DC, USA, 1922 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Clerical costume: un monk chartreux, ordre de Saint Bruno, 14th century - Carthusian monk, Order of Saint Bruno
FLO4676804 Clerical costume: un monk chartreux, ordre de Saint Bruno, 14th century - Carthusian monk, Order of Saint Bruno, 14th century - He wears a hood, cape and tunic in white linen

Self Portrait (oil on canvas)
LAF470901 Self Portrait (oil on canvas) by Torajiro Kojima (1881-1929); 63.7x51.5 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Left panel of the Baptism of Christ, c. 1502-08 (oil on panel)
489875 Left panel of the Baptism of Christ, c.1502-08 (oil on panel) by David, Gerard (c.1460-1523); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: Also known as the Triptych of Jean des Trompes)

Mont Saint Michel
1841258 Mont Saint Michel by Fer, Nicolas de (1646-1720); (add.info.: The Mont-Saint-Michel (Normandy, France) : map by Nicolas de Fer, France, 1703); Photo © CCI

Syntax Star-gazing, from The Tour of Dr Syntax in search of the Picturesque, by William Combe
STC213548 Syntax Star-gazing, from The Tour of Dr Syntax in search of the Picturesque, by William Combe, published 1812 (aquatint) by Rowlandson

Corset N. D. 1905 (lithography)
398352 Corset N.D. 1905 (lithography) by Nyrs, de (active c.1905); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Print: Tourangelle, Tours and Lyon.); JMK Archiv

Le Suez, ca. 1900 (lithography)
398357 Le Suez, ca. 1900 (lithography) by Licht, C. (active c. 1900); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: " Le Suez/Papier a Cigarettes", " Manufacture E)

Dutch Gabled house (photo)
KW217442 Dutch Gabled house (photo) by Dutch School; Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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"Unveiling the Artistry: A Journey through Costume Design" Step into the world of costume design, where imagination and history intertwine to create captivating visuals. From the grandeur of Les Miserables to the elegance of Princess Elizabeth's betrothal, each scene tells a unique story through meticulously crafted attire. In Victor Hugo's masterpiece Les Miserables, Javert, the detective, comes alive in an engraving that showcases his commanding presence. The attention to detail in his outfit reflects both his authority and relentless pursuit of justice. Transporting us back to 1947 at Buckingham Palace, we witness Princess Elizabeth on her betrothal day with Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten. In this black and white photograph, their regal attires exude grace and dignity befitting their royal status. A striking contrast emerges as we explore "The Sabbath Breakers, " capturing two men caught playing golf on a forbidden day. Through vibrant lithography, their costumes reflect societal norms while challenging them simultaneously - a visual representation of rebellion against tradition. Delving further into history takes us to Pythagoras and Euclid depicted in marble tile from 1437. Their garments speak volumes about ancient Greek culture while emphasizing their intellectual prowess - an artistic tribute to these revered scholars. Switzerland's rich heritage is unveiled through a colorful lithograph showcasing various cantons' coat of arms. Each emblematic design represents regional pride and unity within this diverse nation - an ode to tradition passed down through generations. Patsy Cornwallis-West graces our journey with her enigmatic presence captured in a timeless black and white photograph. Her elegant attire epitomizes aristocracy while hinting at her influential role as King Edward VII's mistress - a glimpse into scandalous yet fascinating times. An ivory relief from 487 AD brings forth Boethius' consular diptych; its intricate details depict power dynamics prevalent during that era.