Formal Collection (page 85)

ENGLAND: BRIGHTON PAVILION. The Banqueting Room of the Royal Pavilion at Brighton. Color aquatint from Views of the Royal Pavilion, 1826, by John Nash

WU TING-FANG (1842-1922). Wu Ting-fang, a Chinese diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and briefly as Acting Premier during the early years of the Republic of China

CHINA: MANCHU MEN, c1901. A posed group of Manchu men, the race that ruled China during the Qing Dynasty, Peking, China. Stereograph, c1901

CHINA: COUPLES, c1905. A full-length portrait of two Chinese bridal couples. Photograph, c1905

NAPOLEON: FRENCH BALL, 1810. A ball given on occasion of the marriage of Napoleon Bonaparte to Marie-Louise, April 2, 1810

PHOTOGRAPHY, 1910s

NAPOLEON III AT A BALL. A Ball at the Palace of the Elysee. Cartoon, 1851, showing Napoleon III (center, with purple sash) and his cousin, Prince Napoleon

PIANO ADVERTISEMENT, 1888. Advertisement from an English newspaper of 1888 for Brinsmead pianos

POLKA DANCING, 1848. American couples dancing the polka with gusto in 1848 to show their sympathies with the revolutionists in Europe. Contemporary print

COURT BALL, 16th CENTURY. A ball at the court of Henry III of France. The King stands at left with his mother, Catherine of Medicis

CINDERELLA AT THE BALL. Cinderella dancing with the Prince. English book illustration, c1825

Elegant residence and palm tree (B&W), elevated view

Young couple wearing formal dress standing in studio, (B&W)

Young couple in studio, (B&W), close-up

Young woman in evening dress leaning against chair, (B&W)

Woman in suit and fashionable hat standing in studio, (B&W)

Couple in formal clothing standing against blue background, smiling

DINNER PARTY, c1820. The Dinner Party. Oil on canvas by American artist Henry Sargent, c1820

A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Mr. Fezziwigs Ball. Etching by John Leech from the first edition of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol, 1843

MENs FASHION, c1895. Photograph, American, c1895

MENs FASHION, 1885. Photograph, American, 1885

FASHION: TOP HAT, c1880. Cabinet photograph, c1880

MENs FASHION, c1905. Photograph, American, c1905

MENs FASHION, 1898. English advertisement, 1898

MENs FASHION, 1894. Chicago Haberdashers lithograph poster, 1894

MENs FASHION, c1885. Photograph, American, c1885

MENs FASHION, c1885. Original cabinet photograph, c1885

GERMAN FASHION, 1921. The elegant woman, for dressing and undressing. Illustration, 1921, by Karl Arnold for the German journal, Der Simplicissimus

MENs FASHION, c1898. Photograph, American, c1898

MENs FASHION, c1890. Photograph, c1890

SOCIETY BALL, c1900. Illustration by Hal Hurst (1865-1938)

CATLIN: BALL PLAYERS. Choctaw, Sioux and Ojibwa men wearing costumes and paint and carrying nets for a ball game. From Album Unique, George Catlin, 1861

FRENCH MASKED BALL, 1894. French lithograph poster, 1894, by Jules Cheret for a masked ball at the Theatre de l Opera, Paris

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Gardens Abbotswood House, near Stow on the Wold, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK

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Gardens Abbotswood House, near Stow on the Wold, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK

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Herbaceous Borders Waterperry Gardens, (the former Horticulture school of Women)near Wheatley, Oxfordshire, UK

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Herbaceous Borders Waterperry Gardens, (the former Horticulture school of Women)near Wheatley, Oxfordshire, UK

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Gardens lawned terraces and flower beds Stowell Park, near Northleach, Gloucestershire, UK

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Gardens lawned terraces and flower beds Stowell Park, near Northleach, Gloucestershire, UK

Happy Couple on their wedding day - Romania Date: circa 1900

Garden Scene, Japan - Geisha - Fishing on small stone bridge Date: circa 1905

Garden Scene - Geisha - Japan - One of the four girls is fidhing, whilst two others stand and hold umbrellas / parasols. Date: circa 1905

Japan - Three Geisha Girls posing in a flowerbed Date: circa 1904

The Prince Imperial - The son of Napoleon III of France
A Carte de Visite photograph of a portrait painting of the Young Prince Imperial (Napoleon Eugene Louis Jean Joseph Bonaparte, 1856 1879) - son of Napoleon III of France. Date: circa 1865

Thessaloniki, Greece - Circumcision ceremony - Young Turks. Date: circa 1899

A Millionaire, drawing the attention of a pretty girl. I wonder if money is indeed her best friend...! Date: 1895

Russian Cossack soldiers Date: circa 1902

Coronation Durbar, Delhi - General View including King George Vs Pavilion - 12th December 1911. Date: 1911

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