Elegance Collection (page 16)

Cauchoise
5855663 Cauchoise; (add.info.: A country servant woman from Yvetot wearing tall hat, bodice, shawl and scarlet skirt. The people of the ancient province of Normandy eat well: bread, vegetable soup)

Costume of Pont-Leveque
5855745 Costume of Pont-Leveque.; (add.info.: Costume of Pont-Leveque, Calvados. This woman wears bonnet of her village on top of a cornet "a la Parisienne." The cornet is decorated with)

Costume of Cherbourg
5855740 Costume of Cherbourg; (add.info.: Costume of Cherbourg. This young woman appears to be from a rich family. In Cherbourg, the bavolet bonnet is only worn by old women)

Costume of Saint-Lo
5855732 Costume of Saint-Lo; (add.info.: Costume of Saint-Lo. A young woman of a higher class than the person in Plate 74)

Woman of Polet, Dieppe, dressed for a festival
5855730 Woman of Polet, Dieppe, dressed for a festival; (add.info.: Woman of Polet, Dieppe, dressed for a festival. The simple headdress is difficult to reconcile with the decoration of the clothes)

Costume of St. Valery en Caux
5855719 Costume of St. Valery en Caux; (add.info.: Costume of a woman of St. Valery en Caux. Again the simple bonnet, this time covered with a striped toile)

Young girl from Villers-Bocage
5855712 Young girl from Villers-Bocage; (add.info.: Young girl from Villers-Bocage. A new and very coquettish way to fix the tails of the bonnet)

Costume of Rolleville
5855694 Costume of Rolleville; (add.info.: Woman in the costume of Rolleville. Side view of the tall bavolet bonnet. The decorations on the front)

Costume of Bolbec
5855692 Costume of Bolbec; (add.info.: Woman in the costume of Bolbec. Tradeswoman in blue dress, lace shawl and bonnet. Bolbec is a town seven leagues from le Havre with a population of 5,500)

Costume of Bois d'Embourg
5855689 Costume of Bois d'Embourg.; (add.info.: Young woman in the costume of Bois d'Embourg, three leagues from Rouen. She wears a tall bavolet bonnet with long tails)

Tradeswoman of Rouen
5855672 Tradeswoman of Rouen; (add.info.: Tradeswoman of Rouen wearing a bonnet called a bavolet. She wears a chocolate brown dress and carries an umbrella)

White fox velvet dress and stole and sleeve - in "Journal des Dames et de la mode: Costumes Parisiens", no
LSE4079672 White fox velvet dress and stole and sleeve - in "Journal des Dames et de la mode: Costumes Parisiens", no

Charmeuse dress with zibeline and ermine and dressed dog, "Journal des dames et des modes
LSE4079652 Charmeuse dress with zibeline and ermine and dressed dog, "Journal des dames et des modes: Costumes Parisiens", No

Portrait of old fashionable woman with music paper. Anonymous painting. Ducal Palace. Prefecture of Regio Emilia. Italy
VEN5027111 Portrait of old fashionable woman with music paper. Anonymous painting. Ducal Palace. Prefecture of Regio Emilia

Bridesmaids at the wedding of Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (1840-1901) with Frederic III (1831-1888)
NWI4944413 Bridesmaids at the wedding of Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (1840-1901) with Frederic III (1831-1888), 1858 - Bridesmaids at the wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter

Origin of the french expression meaning dress up to show all its splendour.. Late 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4951631 Origin of the french expression meaning dress up to show all its splendour.. Late 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

Portrait of an elegant man in suit with tie and shirt with a high collar (or roman collar)
IMB4931647 Portrait of an elegant man in suit with tie and shirt with a high collar (or roman collar), he wears a cane on his arm and a panama hat. 1915 approx. Historical photo, man, ca

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Longchamps, horse manege, 1895
LUX4790110 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Longchamps, horse manege, 1895; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Longchamps, horse manege, 1895); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

A woman driving her car, a Panhard Levassor, 1895
LUX4746747 A woman driving her car, a Panhard Levassor, 1895; (add.info.: A woman driving her car, a Panhard Levassor, 1895); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Two young girls travelling (one smokes the pipe, the other wears an umbrella)
CSO4979762 Two young girls travelling (one smokes the pipe, the other wears an umbrella), in front of a painted decor from Mount Fuji - Japanese travellers - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo;

Young girl writing a letter - Writing letter - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979757 Young girl writing a letter - Writing letter - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Young girl writing a letter - Writing letter - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo)

Geisha playing Shamisen - Geishia playing samisen - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979750 Geisha playing Shamisen - Geishia playing samisen - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Geisha playing Shamisen - Geishia playing samisen - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured)

Girl wearing a traditional headdress - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979729 Girl wearing a traditional headdress - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Girl wearing a traditional headdress - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo)

Kyoto Girl - Kioto girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979717 Kyoto Girl - Kioto girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Kyoto Girl - Kioto girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Girl in front of a painted decor of Mount Fuji - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979680 Girl in front of a painted decor of Mount Fuji - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Girl in front of a painted decor of Mount Fuji - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand)

Young girl - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979670 Young girl - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Young girl - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Snow Costume - Japan 1880-1910 (hand coloured photo)
CSO4982140 Snow Costume - Japan 1880-1910 (hand coloured photo); (add.info.: Snow Costume - Japan); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Singing Girl - Japan 1880-1910 (photo)
CSO4981251 Singing Girl - Japan 1880-1910 (photo); (add.info.: Singing Girl - Japan); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

The citizens of Boston (Massachusetts) observing with dedain the unpopular colonial governor Edmund Andros (1637-1714)
NWI4966054 The citizens of Boston (Massachusetts) observing with dedain the unpopular colonial governor Edmund Andros (1637-1714), parading in his surroundings

Geishas Hairstyles - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4980870 Geishas Hairstyles - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Geishas Hairstyles - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Geishas and their Maikos - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4980829 Geishas and their Maikos - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Geishas and their Maikos - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Samsin biwa and gotto - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4980827 Samsin biwa and gotto - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Samsin biwa and gotto - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Three young women in kimono and traditional hairstyle - Young women - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980168 Three young women in kimono and traditional hairstyle - Young women - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info)

Kyoto - Musician Group - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4979407 Kyoto - Musician Group - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Kyoto - Musician Group - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Paris fashions, reign of Louis XVI, 1777 (engraving)
FLO4974715 Paris fashions, reign of Louis XVI, 1777 (engraving); (add.info.: Paris fashions, reign of Louis XVI, 1777. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after Moreau the younger)

Belgium, Ostend: a horse race, the crowd of the stands, 1900
LUX4811633 Belgium, Ostend: a horse race, the crowd of the stands, 1900; (add.info.: Belgium, Ostend: a horse race, the crowd of the stands, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Rich German patricians in the 14th century
NWI4957751 Rich German patricians in the 14th century.; (add.info.: Rich German patricians in the 14th century.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Conversations between a noble and a German bourgeois, 14th century. Old engraving, colour setting
NWI4957690 Conversations between a noble and a German bourgeois, 14th century. Old engraving, colour setting.; (add.info.: Conversations between a noble and a German bourgeois, 14th century)

Costumes of a bourgeoisie couple and a medieval erudit, 14th century. Old engraving, colour setting
NWI4957447 Costumes of a bourgeoisie couple and a medieval erudit, 14th century. Old engraving, colour setting.; (add.info.: Costumes of a bourgeoisie couple and a medieval erudit, 14th century)

Young woman and a fashionable gentleman appreciating music, 1815-1820 - Fashionable ladies
NWI4957205 Young woman and a fashionable gentleman appreciating music, 1815-1820 - Fashionable ladies and gentleman enjoying music, 1815-1820

Representation of Victor Riquetti de Mirabeau, Marquis de Mirabeau (1715-1789)
ELD4957128 Representation of Victor Riquetti de Mirabeau, Marquis de Mirabeau (1715-1789) French economist and philosopher surrounds Physiocrates in Versailles around 1750

Fashion: costume of couple of the German bourgeoisie, and knight, beginning of the 15th century
NWI4957055 Fashion: costume of couple of the German bourgeoisie, and knight, beginning of the 15th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Fashion)

Couple of the German nobility, late 1500 - German couple of the nobility, late 1500s. Antique hand-colored print
NWI4957020 Couple of the German nobility, late 1500 - German couple of the nobility, late 1500s. Antique hand-colored print; (add.info.: Couple of the German nobility)

French horsemen, around 1600 - French cavaliers, 1600s. Antique hand-colored print
NWI4956983 French horsemen, around 1600 - French cavaliers, 1600s. Antique hand-colored print; (add.info.: French horsemen, around 1600 - French cavaliers, 1600s)

Conversation between a magistrate and a knight, germany early 16th century. Old engraving, colour setting
NWI4957870 Conversation between a magistrate and a knight, germany early 16th century. Old engraving, colour setting.; (add.info.: Conversation between a magistrate and a knight)

Rich German patricians, one of them holds a book in hand, 16th century. Old engraving, colour setting
NWI4957854 Rich German patricians, one of them holds a book in hand, 16th century. Old engraving, colour setting.; (add.info.: Rich German patricians, one of them holds a book in hand, 16th century)

Fashion of the German Empire: Costume of a German bourgeois couple around 1800
NWI4956855 Fashion of the German Empire: Costume of a German bourgeois couple around 1800.; (add.info.: Fashion of the German Empire)

European Women in Fashion, debut 1800 - European women's fashion, early 1800s. Antique hand-colored print
NWI4956821 European Women in Fashion, debut 1800 - European women's fashion, early 1800s. Antique hand-colored print; (add.info.: European Women in Fashion)

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