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18th Century Fashion Portraits

Drawings and prints of elegantly dressed figures in period costumes, reflecting social status and fashion trends of the 18th century.

Standing man, leaning with the right arm, draughtsman: anonymous, draughtsman: Abraham van Strij (I), (rejected attribution), c. 1700 - c. 1800, paper, pen, brush, h 193 mm × w 127 mm
Standing man, leaning with the right arm, draughtsman: anonymous, draughtsman: Abraham van Strij (I), (rejected attribution), c. 1700 - c. 1800, paper, pen, brush, h 193 mm × w 127 mm
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Abdul Medjid-Khan, Sultan of Turkey, 1839-1861. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers' "Modes et Costumes Etrangers Anciens et Modernes" (Foreign Fashions and Costumes Ancient and Modern), Paris, 1865. Hippolyte (b. 1797) and Polydor Pauquet (b. 1799) ran a successful publishing house in Paris in the 19th century, specializing in illustrated books on costume, birds, butterflies, anatomy and natural history.
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Cigar Store Indian. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 40.9 x 31 cm (16 1/8 x 12 3/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and heightening on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ray Price.
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René I, Duke of Anjou, Titular King of Naples and Jerusalem.
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Kordás, Michael.
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Cte BEARNAIS.. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866
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Badgen, to find Eugenie with his son, he will sing ...
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Uniform of the Royal Guard, reign of King Louis XVIII. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.
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Provost of Paris, 15th century', 1887. A print by the French artist A Lemercier. It is from Francois Cudet's Histoire des Corps de Troupes de la Ville de Paris. (France, 1887).
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Marinière ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works
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Street Security 1894 France. Lithograph in black on cream wove paper . Théophile-Alexandre Pierre Steinlen
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Heinrich Lxiv. Reuß born March 31, 1787 in Köstritz died September 15, 1856 in Ernstbrunn, Prince Reuss zu Köstritz, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated
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After: John La Farge, American, 1835-1910, M.A., 1896, Pilgrim, 19thcentury, Wood engraving, image: 23 × 20.3 cm (9 1/16 × 8 in.), Made in United States, American, 19thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints
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French tenor Adolphe Nourrit as the soldier Tarare in the opera Tarare by Antonio Salieri, Academie Royale de Musique, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F. Noel after an illustration by Alexandre-Marie Colin from Portraits d'Acteurs et d'Actrices dans different roles, F. Noel, Paris, 1825.
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Pearl Torell, Puppet Tight Rope Walker, c 1938 Puppet - Tight Rope Walker
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Pilgrim. Artist: Unknown After: John La Farge, American, 1835-1910, M.A. (HON.) 1896
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Title page for: Testing of the art -promoting Society V.W. set up in 1806, Anthonie van den Bos, 1820 print paper etching
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Print, LEpoux à la Grecque; Print Maker: Benigno Bossi (Parma, 1727-ca. 1793); After Eurimond-Alexandre Petitot (Parma, 1727-1801); France; etching on paper
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Ma foi! c'est comme on dit.... Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Lithographs
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Chukchi people. Draeger, F. (Moskwa ; zakład litograficzny ; ca 1850-1860), lithography atelier, unknown, graphic artist, Niemirowski, Leopold (1810-1883), draughtsman, cartoonist
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Habit of a Pict. Ancient Pict.. Veen, Gijsbert van, 1558-1630. Harriot, Thomas, 1560-1621. Prints. 1757 - 1772. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Costume , History, Body painting, Picts , Clothing & dress
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Camp follower from the 17th century, with lance and basket. A mirror and keys hang from her girdle. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, after an original by Peter Breughel the Younger, lithographed by CR, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.
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Sappeur van het Genootschap tot Nut der Schutterij te Amsterdam, 1787. Bijleman (title on object). Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1787. Place: Amsterdam. Measurements: h 206 mm × w 137 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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TRAJES CIVILES,MILITARES Y RELIGIOSOS DE MEXICO - 1828 - GENERAL GUADALUPE VICTORIA (1786/1843) - PRIMER PRESIDENTE DE MEXICO - LITOGRAFIA SIGLO XIX. Author: LINATI CLAUDIO. Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. GUADALUPE VICTORIA. FERNANDEZ JOSE MIGUEL.
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Canada, from the Natives in Costume series (N16), Teofani Issue, for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm). Publisher: Plates used from original issue by Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia); Issued by Teofani & Company (British). Date: ca. 1886.Trade cards from the "Natives in Costume" series (N16), issued in 1886 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Secondary set from original Allen & Ginter plates printed by Teofani and distributed in Iceland. This set is printed on thinner card stock and does not have printed text on recto or verso. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Fireplace Ornament. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 31.1 x 24.2 cm (12 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Andrew Topolosky.
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Thomas Daniell, 1749-1840, British, active in India, Narada Muni, undated. Brown wash with graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream, laid paper, mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper.
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Study of decorations, Charles Howard Hodges, 1774 - 1837 drawing paper. hand. hand
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Elephant Fountain Project, Bastille Place, Left View Anonymous. Elephant Fountain Project, Bastille Place, Left View. Pencil, Lavis de Bister.
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Jan and Olbracht; Unknown, Friedlein, Daniel Edward (1802-1855), Friedlein, Rudolf Fryderyk (1811-1873); 1852 (1852-00-00-1852-00-00);
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JOODSE DISACHED, Léons Dée Davy Luca Penni, After Nicolany, Nicolany, 1555 - 1568 print Print is part of an album. Lyon paper etching the Jews, Jewish life. merchant, salesman
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Isabelle De Strange, Whirligig, c 1937 Whirligig
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Minerva. Minerva, Goddess of wisdom, sitting with her shield and spear. On her head the helmet with her attribute the owl.
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Le Sultan Abdul Medjid.
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Mr. Kean as Richard the Third, Additional, DeBurson's Theatrical Portraits from original drawings, No. 12. Created approximately between 1810 and 1830, issued in 1821, published in London by B. M. DeBurson. Features actor Edmund Kean (1787-1833). 24 x 19.2 cm
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Portrait of a woman, anonymous, c. 1790 miniature (painting) Silhouette portrait of a Surinamese woman. Bust, to the right. With prominent bosom and top hat with bows. Part of the portrait miniatures collection. Northern Netherlands parchment (animal material). metal. glass historical persons not known by name - BB - woman Suriname
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Netherlands, Napoleon, Cartoon on Napoleon, 1813, verso - stamped, Cartoon on Napoleon from 1813 in which his face is constructed from the corpses of his victims, his hat is the Prussian eagle, his epaulet is a grasping hand. The collar is a river of blood, his coat the battlefield of Europe and the insignia of the Legion of Honour on his chest is a spider's web. On the sheet below the plate a verse of eighteen lines., print, cartoon, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 266 mm, width 183 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1813 - 1813, paper, papier, etching, hand colouring, letterpress printing, letterpress
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Northern Netherlands, The Armed Foef, Cartoon on Rev. De Groot from Overschie, 1785-1787, verso - stamped, Donkey in rifleman's uniform with rifle. In the background the village of Overschie. Cartoon on the Orangist and Reverend De Groot from Overschie, 1785-1787. On the sheet below the plate an eight-line verse., print, picture, cartoon, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 295 mm, width 165 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1787 - 1787, paper, etching, etchings, letterpress printing, letterpress
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Profile portrait of queen Catherine Jagiellon, according to a medal authored by Giovanni Maria Padovano. Padovano, Jan Maria (1493-1574), sculptor, Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonist
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John VIII, Palaeologus. The Eastern Empire became a small and miserable petty state although the capital of Byzantium remained vibrant and exciting.
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The Emperor of China in embroidered robes and hat with peacock feather seated on his throne. Handcoloured woodcut by Mercier after an illustration by Pannemaker from Auguste Wahlen's "Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde," Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1845. Wahlen was the pseudonym of Jean-Francois-Nicolas Loumyer (1801-1875), a writer and archivist with the Heraldic Department of Belgium.
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Costume Plate (Friesische Frau aus Westerland auf Sylt). Germany, Berlin, 19th century. Prints; lithographs. Lithograph on paper
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Paris, Chéreau, Jacques-François, Delafosse, Jean Charles, Tardieu, Pierre François, IIe Volume De l'Oeuvre de J. Ch. Delafosse, 37e Cahier RR Livre De Trophées, Attributs De Chasse, Trophies with baskets and hunting horns, verso - stamped, On the left a trophy with two baskets, shot birds and a hunting horn. On the right a trophy with a drinking bottle, a bag, a basket, a hunting horn and shot birds., print, engraving, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 381 mm, width 238 mm, French, 1711-12-24 - 1771-01-15, print maker, printmaker, 1771 - 1771, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1734 - 1791-10-11, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1742-10-14 - 1794-05-16, publisher
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"Punch" Clown Puppet. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 48.6 x 37.8 cm (19 1/8 x 14 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 22 1/2" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florian Rokita.
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Biron de Gontaut, Armand Baron.
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Swiss burger woman from the mid 16th century, holding a chalice. From a coloured pen and ink drawing, probably for a stained-glass coat of arms. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by A.G. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.
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Cartoon on the expansion of the Vondelpark in Amsterdam, 1877; Lord me what a nose already says it myself. Cartoon on the last expansion of the Vondelpark, completed June 7, 1877. The Amsterdam city memorch with an extremely long nose overlooks the map of Amsterdam with the landscaped Vondelpark.
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David, Joseph Narcisse.
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Cha-Co-To, a Pottawatomie Chief James Otto Lewis (American, 1799 - 1858). , plate issued May 1835. Lithograph with watercolor on paper, Sheet: 12 7/16 x 9 1/4 in. (31.6 x 23.5 cm). American Art plate issued May 1835
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Cartoon on Napoleon, 1814; Governor of the Island or Elba. Cartoon on Napoleon of 1814 where his face is made up of the corpses of his victims, his hat is the Prussian eagle, his epaulet is an interlocking hand whose fingers wear rings with the letters A, R, P and S. The collar is one River of blood, his jacket The battlefield of Europe and the order sign of the legion of honor on his chest is a spider web. At the time of his exile to Elba. In the caption a six-line statement in English.
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Man in historic costume, a woman with headscarf and a soldier. Recto of a drawing on leaf 13 from an album with 35 drawings.
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Fabrés y Costa, Antonio María/ Un ladrón. Hacia 1887. Acuarela sobre papel, 1380 x 730 mm. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.
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Bstard Fetus Heredity Count of Avorton Dead-Born Good Son, Good Pair, Try In His Castel du Luxembourg E 10 8BR at the evening of the year 1831 Eugene-Hippolyte Forest (1808-1891). Press cartoon. "Bstard fetus heredity Count of abortion dead-born good son, good peer, treated in his Castel du Luxembourg E 10 8BR at the evening of the year board published in" caricature "of October 20, 1831. Lithography. Paris, House of Balzac.
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Il Ministro von Haugb. (in borghese) , Operas & operettas, Costumes, Allen A. Brown Collection
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Standard: Louis Napoleon to the 5th Dragoon Regiment. Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (French, 1804-1860); printed by Auguste Bry (French, 19th century); published by Éditeur Ernest Bourdin (French, active 19th century). Date: 1852. Dimensions: 268 × 177 mm (image); 403 × 287 mm (sheet). Color lithograph in fawn, red, blue, gold and black from multiple stones on ivory wove paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Percival Jenner, Primitive Doll, c 1936 Primitive Doll
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GRABADO-TIPO LAPON. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.
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Tipu, Sultan von Maisur.