Elegance Collection (page 20)

Costume of Vire
5855749 Costume of Vire; (add.info.: Costume of Vire. The bonnet is a bavolet with short tails, the hair is separated at the front and rolled in curls over the temples, with a short chignon)

Servant of Pont-Audemer
5855746 Servant of Pont-Audemer; (add.info.: Servant of Pont-Audemer. Her bonnet is similar to that of Pont l'Eveque, but the back is folded, perhaps a personal twist of the wearer)

Costume of Pont-Leveque
5855744 Costume of Pont-Leveque; (add.info.: Costume of Pont-Leveque, Calvados. The bonnet is similar to that of Lisieux, but not so tall, and the papillon wings are pulled back further)

Costume of Cherbourg
5855738 Costume of Cherbourg; (add.info.: Costume of Cherbourg. The bonnet has very short papillon butterfly wings, she wears a short chignon and a striped petticoat under the apron)

Young girl of Varengeville, near Dieppe
5855727 Young girl of Varengeville, near Dieppe; (add.info.: Young girl of Varengeville, near Dieppe. The bonnet is of cotton toile. Varengeville is a league and a half from Dieppe)

Costume of St. Valery en Caux
5855718 Costume of St. Valery en Caux.; (add.info.: Costume of a shrimp merchant at St. Valery en Caux. The old tower in the background is now an inn)

Costume of St. Valery en Caux
5855715 Costume of St. Valery en Caux.; (add.info.: Costume of St. Valery en Caux. There seems to be no tie or strap to fix the bonnet)

Young girl of Bayeux
5855709 Young girl of Bayeux; (add.info.: Young girl of Bayeux. No woman of high society would wear such a low-cut neckline in Paris as this floozy)

Young woman of Harcourt, near Caen
5855704 Young woman of Harcourt, near Caen; (add.info.: Young woman of Harcourt, near Caen. Caen had been a lace-making town since the reign of Henri IV)

Costume of Lisieux
5855697 Costume of Lisieux; (add.info.: Woman in costume of Lisieux. She wears a pink and blue ribbon tied to her bavolet bonnet)

Costume of Bolbec
5855695 Costume of Bolbec; (add.info.: Costume of Bolbec. The women of Bolbec only wear this costume to baptisms, weddings, family reunions or festivals at church)

Children of the Rouen area
5855677 Children of the Rouen area; (add.info.: Children of the Rouen area. The little girls wear the same tall bonnets as their mother and are dressed for some festival)

Costume of Val-de-la-Haye
5855676 Costume of Val-de-la-Haye; (add.info.: Woman in the costume of Val-de-la-Haye, near Rouen. "The frills of this bavolet bonnet are without taste)

Cauchoise de Saint Valery
5855670 Cauchoise de Saint Valery; (add.info.: Woman of Saint Valery. She wears a bonnet of card covered in silk fabric, except for the top part)

Design for Ermine and Polecat Ensemble, from Costumes Parisien, pub.1913 (pochoir print)
3664620 Design for Ermine and Polecat Ensemble, from Costumes Parisien, pub.1913 (pochoir print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info)

Fashion feminine francaise, 1933: dress de mariee. In "Le petit echo de la mode", 1933
LET4395097 Fashion feminine francaise, 1933: dress de mariee. In "Le petit echo de la mode", 1933. by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Fashion feminine francaise)

French feminine and child fashion, 1930s: coats and evening dresses. In "Le petit echo de la mode", 1930s
LET4395030 French feminine and child fashion, 1930s: coats and evening dresses. In "Le petit echo de la mode", 1930s

Fashion feminine francaise, 1932. In "Le petit echo de la mode", 1932
LET4394849 Fashion feminine francaise, 1932. In "Le petit echo de la mode", 1932. by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Fashion feminine francaise, 1932)

French women fashion, 1932: cocktail dress (drawing)
LET4394798 French women fashion, 1932: cocktail dress (drawing) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: In "Le petit echo de la mode", 1932.); Photo © Archives Toutain.

Fashion feminine et enfantine francaise, 1932: deguisements
LET4394612 Fashion feminine et enfantine francaise, 1932: deguisements. by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Fashion feminine et enfantine francaise)

French fashion, 1932: feminine fashion (dress, bolero, skirt, jacket, cape) and childish fashion (dress for girls)
LET4394432 French fashion, 1932: feminine fashion (dress, bolero, skirt, jacket, cape) and childish fashion (dress for girls, sweater, panties and blouse for boys)

French feminine fashion, 1932: wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses. In "Le petit echo de la mode", 1932
LET4394415 French feminine fashion, 1932: wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses. In "Le petit echo de la mode", 1932

Francesca Bertini in 'Piu che la gloria l'amore', postcard (b/w photo)
2656615 Francesca Bertini in 'Piu che la gloria l'amore', postcard (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info)

Young seductor (dandy) and his suite of pretendants, young women rush to see him, 1910 ca
IMB4930579 Young seductor (dandy) and his suite of pretendants, young women rush to see him, 1910 ca. Historic photograph, playboy being adored by women

Portrait of an elegant woman with a bag, 1903, Baviere, Germany
IMB4917231 Portrait of an elegant woman with a bag, 1903, Baviere, Germany; (add.info.: Portrait of an elegant woman with a bag, 1903, Baviere, Germany); Photo © BAO/Imagebroker.

Portrait of an elegante young woman in 1900, Germany
IMB4917387 Portrait of an elegante young woman in 1900, Germany; (add.info.: Portrait of an elegante young woman in 1900, Germany); Photo © BAO/Imagebroker.

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Cyr sur Loire (Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire): portrait of a little boy with hat, 1865
LUX4805550 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Cyr sur Loire (Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire): portrait of a little boy with hat, 1865; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

A boat en route to England, passengers on deck, 1900
LUX4802931 A boat en route to England, passengers on deck, 1900; (add.info.: A boat en route to England, passengers on deck, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Antiquity mode. Hairstyle of women (top) and men (bottom) showing different haircuts in the period of ancient greece
NWI4856435 Antiquity mode. Hairstyle of women (top) and men (bottom) showing different haircuts in the period of ancient greece. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Antiquity mode)

Luxury tourism: European tourists visiting Honolulu, Hawai. Late 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4846228 Luxury tourism: European tourists visiting Honolulu, Hawai. Late 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

Narcisse Bachelard talking about political situation with Leon, Theophile, Leon, Auguste
ELD4896039 Narcisse Bachelard talking about political situation with Leon, Theophile, Leon, Auguste, Duveyrier et l'abbe (Narcisse Bachelard talking about political situation with Leon)

Illustration of H. Gerbault (1863-1930) for the Cover of Le Rire, 08/02/13 - Sans-panties - French Revolution, Fashion
ICA4865818 Illustration of H. Gerbault (1863-1930) for the Cover of Le Rire, 08/02/13 - Sans-panties - French Revolution, Fashion, Hat, Lives des riches - Sans-panties

Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930) for the Cover of Le Rire, 04/06/10 - Ostreiculture - Love, Fashion, Hat
ICA4864204 Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930) for the Cover of Le Rire, 04/06/10 - Ostreiculture - Love, Fashion, Hat; (add.info.: Illustration by H)

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 21, Satirique en N & B
ICA4874243 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 21, Satirique en N & B, 1905_8_20: Cure victim des combistes (partisans of Emile Combes, 1835-1921) - Anticlericalism

La Baionnette, Satirical in Colors, 1916_11_9: War of 14 -18, Fashion - Illustration by Gesmar (1900-1928)
ICA4850010 La Baionnette, Satirical in Colors, 1916_11_9: War of 14 -18, Fashion - Illustration by Gesmar (1900-1928); (add.info.: La Baionnette, Satirical in Colors, 1916_11_9: War of 14 -18)

United States, Washington, DC: Potomac River Docks in Georgetown Old Town around 1800
NWI4964855 United States, Washington, DC: Potomac River Docks in Georgetown Old Town around 1800. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States, Washington)

Young girl in summer outfit, with a fan - Musume sumer costume - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979775 Young girl in summer outfit, with a fan - Musume sumer costume - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Young girl in summer outfit)

Girl with an umbrella - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand colored photo
CSO4979768 Girl with an umbrella - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand colored photo; (add.info.: Girl with an umbrella - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand colored photo); Photo © DDF

Three girls in front of a painted decor of Mount Fuji - Musume or girls - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand colored photo
CSO4979703 Three girls in front of a painted decor of Mount Fuji - Musume or girls - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand colored photo; (add.info)

Kyoto Girl - Kioto Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979696 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.

Parisian women's fashion, reign of Louis XVI, 1787. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after
FLO4974723 Parisian women's fashion, reign of Louis XVI, 1787. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after Philibert-Louis Debucourt from the Pauquet Brothers' " Modes et

Parisian women's fashion, reign of Louis XVI, 1777. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after Moreau
FLO4974722 Parisian women's fashion, reign of Louis XVI, 1777. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after Moreau the younger from the Pauquet Brothers' " Modes et Costumes

Parisian male fashion, reign of Louis XVI (French revolution), 1792. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet
FLO4974716 Parisian male fashion, reign of Louis XVI (French revolution), 1792. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after Philibert-Louis Debucourt from the Pauquet Brothers' "

Jacqueline de la Grange, wife to Jean de Montaigu, bastard son of Charles V, 1408
FLO4974706 Jacqueline de la Grange, wife to Jean de Montaigu, bastard son of Charles V, 1408. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after Gaignieres from the Pauquet Brothers' "

A Senator and a Lady of Venice (Italy), 16th century
NWI4957904 A Senator and a Lady of Venice (Italy), 16th century.; (add.info.: A Senator and a Lady of Venice (Italy), 16th century.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Couple of Prince and Princess, Germany 16th century
NWI4957761 Couple of Prince and Princess, Germany 16th century.; (add.info.: Couple of Prince and Princess, Germany 16th century.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Couple of the German nobility, in the Middle Ages. A knight and a lady, 14th century. Old engraving, colour setting
NWI4957720 Couple of the German nobility, in the Middle Ages. A knight and a lady, 14th century. Old engraving, colour setting.; (add.info.: Couple of the German nobility, in the Middle Ages)

Distinguished people around 1680, based on an image of the castle of Goodrich court, England
NWI4957269 Distinguished people around 1680, based on an image of the castle of Goodrich court, England. Men's and feminine fashion late 17th century

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