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Elegant Historical Fashion Portraits

A collection of vintage portraits featuring women in elegant dresses and coats, showcasing historical fashion styles from the late 19th to early 20th century.

3/4 face woman supported on a column. 1870-1875. Anonymous photography. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 60251-8 3/4 face, column, forgery, woman, female fashion, model, second empire, 19th century, dress, toilet
3/4 face woman supported on a column. 1870-1875. Anonymous photography. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 60251-8 3/4 face, column, forgery, woman, female fashion, model, second empire, 19th century, dress, toilet
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Studio portrait of woman in traditional Greek dress , Clothing & dress. Nicholas Catsimpoolas CollectionPhotograph by Carl Mahlknecht showing an actress wearing a short dress with a long train and a flash crown in her hair around 1885. Albumin paper print documenting theatrical costume and portrait.Charles Giron (1850-1914). "Woman with gloves known as La Parisienne", 1883. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, Petit Palais. 25538-13 Blue, standing, elegant, at the foot, woman, decorative frieze, glove, illpub3, young girl, luxury, fashion, character, profile, portrait, black dress, alone, clothing, 19th XIX 19th 19th 19th 19th century, hat, elegancePortrait of woman in a dress with belt ..A Modern Flapper in an Old Fashion Gown. Arthur F. Kales, photographer (American, 1881 - 1936) 1923 (Recto, sheet) inscribed in pencil, at lower center edge: "52." (Verso, sheet) inscribed in pencil, at upper left corner, by Kales: "5. encircled"; in pencil, at upper left, by Kales: "A Modern Flapper / in an Old Fashioned Gown. / space / Arthur F. Kales / 1000 S. Hope St. / Los Angeles, California"; in pencil, at upper left, by Kales: "20 \ 00"; in black crayon, at center: "544 encircled"; in blue crayon, at lower center: "263"; in red crayon, at lower right: "B" written sidewaysGabrielle Ray (1883 - 1973), English actress, wearing a black dress and hat Date: early 1900sPortrait of woman wearing dressMadame du Riez model. 1870-1875. Anonymous photography. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 60251-3 3/4 back, forgery, woman, female mode, model, second empire, 19th century, dress, toiletTRAJE TIPICO DE MADRID. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA-GRABADOS BLANCO Y NEGRO. MADRID. SPAIN.Studio portrait of a young woman in a long black dress.A woman in Greek traditional dress , Clothing & dress. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection1961. Ava Gadner dressed as flamenco.Portrait of an unknown standing woman in a dress, Photo Compagnie Belge, c. 1870 - c. 1910 photograph. cabinet photograph Brussels photographic support. cardboard studio requisites ~ photographer. adult womanSide view of elegant woman in hatAlbumin paper photograph by Josef Löwy after 1873 depicting an actress, showing full figure, attire, and posture.MADAME IRMA SIMON model. 1870-1875. Anonymous photography. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 60251-20 Column, woman, female fashion, MADAME IRMA SIMON model, standing, second empire, 19th century, dress, toiletMiss Massachusetts 1956-57 (Jewel Smerage). Sarni Girl 1956-57. Sarni Dry Cleaners , Cleaning establishments, Beauty contestants, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesWyndham. "Assymmetrical dress". Gelatino-argentic draw developed. 1924. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 202244-8Woman in skirt and blouse holding a hat. From the album: The Colonial Family Album, 1880s, maker unknown.Woman in dress with lace collar. From the album: The Colonial Family Album, Dunedin, by American Photo Company (Dunedin).01/01/1906. Model poses to announce a Toquita for a concert. Made of torn, white cloth. Its decoration consists of a cute motif of fantasy feathers, combined with aqua green satin ribbon, placed on the left side.Unidentified woman wearing a long dark dress, standing. Thomas Rodger (Scottish, 1832 - 1883)"White Fawn.".Dress American 1843Portrait of a woman in traditional clothing with cape, possible antwerp. .Studio portrait of woman in traditional Greek dress , Clothing & dress. Nicholas Catsimpoolas CollectionWoman in Long Dress and Hat with Dog on Leash, "You're My Leading Lady", Postcard, circa 1910Portrait of Lamy, (dancer at the theater of gaiety and at the opera from 1860 to 1873) Portrait of Lamy, dancer at the theater of the gaiety and the opera from 1860 to 1873. Business card. Between 1860 and 1890. Mandar Photograhia.Vintage, French, postcard depicting a pensive woman in a yellow medieval costume. 1900Greece. Corfu. Greek woman , Clothing & dress. Nicholas Catsimpoolas CollectionTamara Karsavina as Zobeide in the Ballet Scheherazade by N. Rimsky-Korsakov by Anonymous /State Museum of Theatre and Music, St Petersburg/1911/Photograph/Opera, Ballet, TheatreSpartan woman , Clothing & dress. Nicholas Catsimpoolas CollectionPauline Leroux, in the ballet of The Devil in Love, 1844. Additional, Diable amoureux., 1844., London. Publisher, Messrs. Fores. single unit. Diable amoureux (Choreographic work Mazilier). Prints (Graphic arts). Ballet, 19th century. Ballet, Leroux, Pauline, 1809-1891. Hand-colored lithograph on tinted ground., 22 x 16.7 cmClose-up of a young woman standingPlatinotype portrait photograph by Hans Lenhard from 1889-1890 showing an individual posed in formal attire, highlighting facial features and upper-body composition.Egerland. Bäuerin in German costume southeastern CarlsbadPhotograph of a standing woman positioned in front of a painted studio background, captured on collodion paper with gold fixing bath by Fritz Luckhardt, mounted in a base box with passe-partout.La robe de soie 1860s Pierre-Louis Pierson French. La robe de soie 261487Portrait of a dancer in a stage dress (the whole character, in the atelier); Dupont, Aimé (1842-1900); 1909 (1909-00-00-1909-00-00);Rajchman, Aleksander (1855-1915) - collection, theater costumes, portraits, women's portraits, dancers, danceFrancisca Solari (1881-1969) in Isabeau by Pietro Mascagni, at the Dal Verme Theatre in Milan, Italy, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XL, No 45, November 9, 1913.Portrait of an unknown standing woman in a dress ..Woman poses in a national costume from Dalarna, leaning against a tree trunk. Hand -colored studio portrait. NordicLucy Clinetop, photograph by Jeremiah Gurney, circa 1870, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, photograph by Jeremiah Gurney, circa 1870, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original1909. Woman, blouse model.Shop girl in Los Angeles modeling a so-called "sheath" gown wearing rubber boots to show excess of modestyMrs. Geo. LawPortrait of two unknown women in dresses, Theodor Penz, c. 1870 - c. 1910 photograph. cabinet photograph Charlottenburg photographic support. cardboard studio requisites ~ photographer. adult woman. dress, gownWoman in black dress. From the album: The Colonial Family Album, maker unknown.3/4 back woman. 1870-1875. Anonymous photography. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 60250-19 3/4 back, forgery, woman, female mode, model, note, second empire, 19th century, dress, toiletUntitled portrait of woman wearing belted dress, 1850-1900, maker unknown.Radina, Fabr, Prikhunova, Zaitseva, Simskaia, Lanch (), Granken (). 1870 - 1889. Photographs. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Ballet dancers, Ballet , Costume, Ballet , Russia (Federation) , 19th centuryGreece. Corfu. Greek woman , Clothing & dress. Nicholas Catsimpoolas CollectionFrom the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes ca. 1889 Issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd. Insert cards from the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued ca. 1890 in Canada by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes. The set has two variations of markings on verso and some card backs are blank. The Canadian issue (C190) is similar to the the American series "Sports Girls" (N463). Although entitled "Sports Girls," the series depicts women playing sports as well as chorus girls in costume.. From the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes 421246Costumes Norwégiens (No. 5). Léon & Lévy (French, active 1864 - 1913 or 1920)Portrait of an unknown woman, 1952 photograph baryta paper. cardboard gelatin silver print adult woman. party clothes, festive attire. anonymous historical person portrayed ValenciaPortrait of two girls in wide skirts and blouses, c. 1860 - c. 1880 visit card Part of Family Album of H.W.F. Ligtenberg and L.M. Swart with 149 photos and cartes-de-visiting. Netherlands cardboard. photographic support albumen print historical persons. family, relationship, descent. skirt. child. belt, girdle, waistband. styles of hairdress - AA - ~ women. clothing for the upper part of the body: blouse (+ women's clothes). neck-gear ~ clothing Netherlands. Dutch East Indies, TheProperty of Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France Mademoiselle Gontard , (French - Propriété d' Albert Kahn , Boulogne , France Mademoiselle Gontard). Woman, portrait, accessory, fashion, Human beings, clothing, Melle Gontard 20, 10 1917 France , Boulogne , Melle GontardDemi-Monde I 56 1858-68 André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri French. Demi-Monde I 56 286628Two unknown women in eighteenth century clothing, photograph, photo, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, height 140 mm, width 94 mm, photographer, 1873 - 1878, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print, albumine printYoung girl wearing a white collared velvet dress and hat. Unknown maker, BritishGilbert René. Yatagan model, face and back. Gelatino-argentic tests. 1922. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 54684-9 Back, test, gelatino-argentic, haute couture, Asian inspiration, coat, female mode, female model, Yatagan modelLIZZY KEELING Victorian courtesan in crinoline, check shawl and bonnet Date: circa 1860Claude Monet (b. 14 November 1840 in Paris as Oscar-Claude Monet, d. 5 December 1926) important French painter, Impressionist style. Here is his work, Camille The Woman in the Green Dress (1866), Camille The Woman in the Green Dress (1866), woman posing in an elegant Victorian dress against a dark backgroundStudio portrait of man in traditional Greek dress , Clothing & dress. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection01/31/1918. Folded ribbon hat, with an Azabache fantasy, model from the Blanchot house.Ελλας - Χωρική Άττικῆς - Grèce - Paysane d'Attique , Peasants, Clothing & dress. Nicholas Catsimpoolas CollectionThe "Fairy Who Came To Life" - Anne Shirley, charming little screen actress, wears this delightful party tale costume in one of the scenes from "Sylvestre Bonnard" her latest picture..... Universal. November 04, 1935.Portrait of a member of the Royal Guard of Greece, Borri & Fils, c. 1895 - in or before 1905 photograph Part of Reisalbum with photos of sights in Greece and Egypt. Greece paper. photographic support gelatin silver print guardian. folk costume, regional costume. studio requisites ~ photographer GreeceBreast portrait of a woman by Fritz Luckhardt on albumin paper in visite format, showing a striped dress and frontal view.A young Roman Catholic girl from Bosnia & Herzegovina in traditional formal costume. Date: circa 1910sA traditionally dressed woman in DubrovnikDancer outside on a garment in the Dutch East Indies. Part of travel album with forty photos of the Dutch East Indies.Kahn, Cécile, Study (dummy title), 1900. Lavis in black ink, black pencil on Bristol. Palais Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris.Costumes Norwégiens (No. 4). Léon & Lévy (French, active 1864 - 1913 or 1920)An albumin photograph by Wenzel Weis showing a female subject, captured between 1855 and 1859, depicting a full-figure studio portrait with traditional attire.Photograph portrait of a woman, presented with passepartout and platinum pressure, captured around 1900.Women's fashions: black faille gown by LanvinDemachy, Robert, Ballerina behind the scenes, recto - printed, photomechanical print, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, F. IV., Behind the scenes by Robert Demachy, height 113 mm, width 125 mm, French, 1859-07-07 - 1936-12-29, photographer, 1900 - 1905, paper, heliogravure, cliché makerLes Modes. Woman in a yellow-brown cloak with leaf motif; Collar and cuff of fur. Shoes with heels. Print from the fashion magazine Les Modes (1901-1937).Studio portrait of a woman in traditional Greek dress, 1870, Greece, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, EuropeProperty of Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France Mademoiselle. .. , (French - Propriété d' Albert Kahn , Boulogne , France Mademoiselle. ..). Woman, shipwrecked image, portrait, jewelry, hairstyle , headgear, mode, Human beings, clothing, France, Boulogne, Portraits, MelleLa Chemise 1860s Pierre-Louis Pierson French. La Chemise 261521Striking Serbian woman in National Costume Date: circa 1910sStanding woman with bare shoulders , Clothing & dressThe god-mother's garden. Girard, Firmin (1838-1921). 1875 - 1883. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Hats , 1880-1889, Clothing & dress , France , 1880-1889, Women , Clothing & dress , France , 1880-1889, Dresses , France , 1880-1889, Girls , France , 1880-1889, Children , Clothing & dress , France , 1880-1889, Gardens , France , 1880-1889Elegant costume. .01/31/1918. Black satin touch, with Gold tulle ruffles, model from the Boscane house.Ukrainian women's folk costume. Lviv region, late 19th century.Fashion designer with sewing machine and tailor dummy, 1910s, Germany, EuropeYoung couple standing in traditional Spanish costumes, c.1910Card Number 387, Miss Norman, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-3) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 11/16 × 1 3/8 in. (6.8 × 3.5 cm). Publisher: Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.). Date: 1880s.Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-3), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the third subset, N145-3. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Girl with a blue and lace bonnet and dress. , Girls, 19th Century American Trade CardsShowcase with dolls with clothing in an interior; Arts and crafts 1962 rooms in Zaal 30, in the basement of the installation of the western courtyard in June 1962, the setup of the costume department.Mantilla, NudesGreek woman , Clothing & dress. Nicholas Catsimpoolas CollectionYoung woman posing in attire and pose of an Egyptian Vestal virgin (). unknown, photographerStudio portrait of models wearing clothing from İstanbul, Ottoman Empire | Library of CongressAmerican 20th Century, Wedding Dress, 1935 1942 Wedding DressModel Met Geborduurde Omslagdoek, Model 'Vogel', Van de Wiener Werkstätte, Anonymous, after Wiener Werkstätte, 1920 - 1930 photograph photographic support gelatin silver print fashion platesPortrait of Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, 1892 photomechanical print Portrait of Wilhelmina in Frisian traditional costume. In the lower margin a rule of Dutch text. Berlin paper.