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Illustrations of historical figures in period attire, showcasing their clothing and accessories, offering insights into historical fashion and attire.

Grotesque monstrous character, armed with a halberd & sword. Date: First published: 1532-64
Grotesque monstrous character, armed with a halberd & sword. Date: First published: 1532-64
166 assets in this story
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The Angels of the Hierarchy - Principates, 1873. Artist: Sir Edward Burne-Jones (d.1898). Assistant: Charles Fairfax Murray (d.1919).. Manufacturer: Morris & Co. Figure shown standing on an evil figure, holding a chain and a weapon in his right hand. Design for Jesus College, Cambridge
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French 17th century playing card. (1659)
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Magnolia is king of all hams. Magnolia is king of all hams
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Hab.t de Juida from Playing Cards (for Quartets) 'Costumes des Peuples Étrangers' 1700-1799 Anonymous, French, 18th century. Hab.t de Juida from Playing Cards (for Quartets) 'Costumes des Peuples Étrangers' 415947
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Wild Man or Man of the Woods or Woodwose , woodcut. 18th cent. by Bowles and Carver, ENGLAND.
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Studies for the Instruction of Painters, two suites. Rome, c. 1630, Print made by Francesco Curti, 1610-1690, Italian, after Giovanni Guercino, 1591-1666, Italian, Published by Giovanni Domenico de Rossi, active 17th century, Italian, ca. 1633, Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 8 3/4 × 12 1/2 inches (22.2 × 31.8 cm) and Binding: 9 inches (22.9 cm)
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England. Anglo-Saxons period. 5th-11th. Society. Peasant. Engraving, 19th century.
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Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Homme Acadien'. L. F. Labrousse (France, Bordeaux, active late 18th century)Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810). France, circa 1797. Prints; engravings. Hand-tinted engraving on paper
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Facsimile of a drawing representing Louis XI, designed by order of the king, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845.
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Armour ornamented with lions, supposedly that of King Louis XII of France (1462-1515). Engraving. "Les Arts au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1877.
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Mace, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm). Publisher: Issued by Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia). Date: 1887.Trade cards from the "Arms of All Nations" series (N3), issued in 1887 in a series of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter Brand Cigarettes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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These illustrations of ancient Greeks represent, from left to right: a two commoners and a warrior. The illustrations date to 1892.
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Ballet figure: a savage Attributed to Henri Gissey (1621-1673). Ballet figure: a savage. Gouache on Velin.
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This image shows an ancient Greek king. The illustration dates to 1882.
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Suit of tournament armour decorated with filigree gold said to have belonged to Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, 1566-1601. Armour of the 16th century. Handcoloured engraving by Joseph Strutt from his Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, Henry Bohn, London, 1842.
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Northern Netherlands, Cartoon on the Kees, 1787, verso - stamped, Cartoon on the Kees with rifle, depicted half as a patriot rifleman and half as a monkey. At the bottom a two-line verse., print, cartoon, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 201 mm, width 160 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1787 - 1787, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), hand coloring
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Fleur de Thé, 1868, Draner (1833-1926). Lithographs, color; 26 x 19 cm or smaller. Depicts entertainers in France during the 19th century
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King of Hearts, from a Set of Piquet Cards late 18th-19th century Claude Fayolle French. King of Hearts, from a Set of Piquet Cards 384758
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Studies for the Instruction of Painters, two suites. Rome, c. 1630, Print made by Francesco Curti, 1610-1690, Italian, after Giovanni Guercino, 1591-1666, Italian, Published by Giovanni Domenico de Rossi, active 17th century, Italian, ca. 1633, Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 8 3/4 × 12 1/2 inches (22.2 × 31.8 cm) and Binding: 9 inches (22.9 cm)
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This painting of King Philip II of Spain was done by the 16th-century Italian painter Titian. It is housed in the Prado Museum in Madrid. Philip II was the King of Spain from 1556 until his death in 1598. At that time, the King of Spain ruled Spain, the Netherlands and parts of Italy. Philip also became the King of Portugal in 1580. Philip II was a fervent defender of the Catholic faith and a strong patron of the arts. The Italian Renaissance painter Titian (died 1576) is considered the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school
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Mina Lowry, Dancing Doll, c 1937 Dancing Doll
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Spanish 15th Century Knight
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18 years of indulgences in the name of the Father, the Son, and so on. (IT)
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St. George trampling the dragon, according to a sculpture from the collection of a museum in Dijon - a view of the knight's head and shoulders. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonist
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Helmet of Hugh, Vidame of Chalons, 13th century. The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance by Paul Lacroix, 1874
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Antiquity. Ancien Rome. Roman soldier 400 AD, Engraving,19th century. Later colouration.
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Fifer, France, 17th Century, from the Military Series (N224) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1888 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "MIlitary Series" (N224), issued in 1888 by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes.. Fifer, France, 17th Century, from the Military Series (N224) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company
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Rudolf of Habsburg (born 1 May 1218) (died 15 July 1291) was Rudolf IV. Count of Habsburg, Kyburg and Loewenstein and Landgrave in Thurgau. As Rudolf I, he was the first Roman-German king from the Habsburg dynasty from 1273, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown
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Playing Card; Manufactured by Ferdinand Piatnik and Sons
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Duke of Normandy, Duc de Normandie, with standard. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larchey's Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d'Or et de l'Europe au 15e siecle (Ancient Equestrian Armorials of the Order of the Golden Fleece and Europe in the 15th century), Paris, 1890. From illustrated manuscript 4790 in the Bibliotheque de l'Arsenal.
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The figures represent Germans from A.D. 1350 to 1400. They are a man of rank and a woman of rank.
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Claudius, Roman emperor.
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Portrait of king of Spain by Titian, oil on canvas, 1532-1533, 1488-1576, Spain, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 192x111
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Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Guerrier de Sandwich'. L. F. Labrousse (France, Bordeaux, active late 18th century)Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810). France, circa 1797. Prints; engravings. Hand-tinted engraving on paper
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Playing Card; Manufactured by Ferdinand Piatnik and Sons
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Lithograph titled 'Pas grec,' created by Eugène Charles François Guérard between 1840 and 1849. The artwork features ballet dancers in 19th-century France and includes notable figures such as Pauline Leroux and Mlle Laprairie. The lithograph measures 31 x 25 cm
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Tournament Armor; Augsburg (probably), Germany; about 1560 - 1570; Tempera colors and gold and silver paint on paper bound between original pasteboard covered with original brown calf; Leaf: 43 x 28.9 cm (16 15,16 x 11 3,8 in.)
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CAPODILISTA, Giovanni Francesco (15th c. - 15th c.). Capodilista Codex. 1434. Carlotus Capodilista de Transelgardi, nobleman of the lineage Capodilista, dressed in a falconer's costume. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Miniature Painting. ITALY. VENETO. Padua. Municipal Museum of Padua.
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Themistocles, ca. 524 to 459 BC Athenian politician and general. From the book History of the World by Harmsworth, published in 1908, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Medieval knight. Miniature in The History of Troy. Conde Museum. Chateau of Chantilly. France.
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Elmer R Kottcamp, Cigar Store Figure Punch, c 1939 Cigar Store Figure: Punch
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French musician playing the musette de cour or bagpipes, 15th century. He wears a pink justaucorps tunic with capuchon hood and green pantalon. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a manuscript by Jean Froissart 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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The figures represented here are (from left to right) two German patricians between A.D. 1450 and 1500. The illustration dates to 1882.
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Putto with Arms of Jacques Coëne reverse. Dated: c. 1513. Dimensions: painted surface: 54.4 x 32.9 cm (21 7/16 x 12 15/16 in.) overall (panel): 54.9 x 33.3 cm (21 5/8 x 13 1/8 in.) framed: 63 x 41.8 x 5.7 cm (24 13/16 x 16 7/16 x 2 1/4 in.). Medium: oil on panel. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Bernard Van Orley.
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Experience ruler Byzantine unknown
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Panel with three Angels and Tobias, ca 1470, by Francesco Botticini (1446-1497) and Andrea del Verrocchio (1437-1488), 135x154 cm. Detail.
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Harnish Emperor Charles V from Domaheim, Unknown
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Artes y Oficios de Barcelona desde la Edad Media. Grabado al Boj del siglo XVIII. Afilador afilando un cuchillo en la piedra de agua.
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The figure represented here Charles Prince of Wales in the 1600s. He became Charles I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 until his execution in 1649. He was a Stuart and the second son of James VI of Scotland. The illustration dates to 1882.
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Ein Troubadour Ausschnitt aus einem Holzschnitt von Georg Scharffenberg aus Der Todten Tanz, erschienen in Basel 1843 / A troubadour Detail of a woodcut by Georg Scharffenberg from Der Todten Tanz or The Dance of Death published Basel 1843, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated,
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illustration of English tales, folk tales, and ballads.
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Goetz von Berlichingen Being Dressed in Armor by His Page George 1826-27 Eugène Delacroix French Delacroix made highly finished watercolors such as this one for exhibition and sale beginning in the 1820s. A depiction of the title character from Goethes drama "Goetz von Berlichingen," it demonstrates the artists dexterity in the medium, integrating opaque and transparent color with various types of brushwork. In rich jewel tones befitting the medieval setting, he skillfully described the texture of the brocade curtain and the glint of the armor, its specificity no doubt a product of his studies of armor in London in 1825.. Goetz von Berlichingen Being Dressed in Armor by His Page George. Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798-1863 Paris). 1826-27. Watercolor and bodycolor with gum arabic on wove paper. Drawings
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Gustave Doré (1832-1883), designer and Charles Jattiot (19th century), engraver. "For Menaide." Illustration for Honoré de Balzac, "Les Contes Dranitiques", Paris: Société Générale de Librairie, 1855 ". Paris, Maison de Balzac. 101790-28 Wood engraving, illustration of literary work, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, engraving
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late 19th century, French chromolithograph, depicting a 15th century, knight in armour
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Roman style bookplate in a tribute to Mussolini published by the Italian Fascist party 1929
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Engraving depicting a toy known as 'automatic puppets'. This toy has two tubes about a quarter full of mercury with two dolls attached by their arms. The toy uses the centre of gravity. Dated 19th Century
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Santa Elena (250-329), emperatriz romana, madre del emperador Constantino. Grabado popular pintado a la trespa en 1870.
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Albrecht Dürer 1471-1528 German artist and mathematician, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Fire god by Anonymous artist, Watercolor on parchment, 1586, Usa, Rhode Island, John Carter Brown Library,
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All about Sir John Smith, KCB. On back of this card.. All about Sir John Smith, KCB. On back of this card.
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Sketch for the panel "Long Live the Red Fleet". V. I. Kozlinsky. Soviet Russian propaganda art 1920.
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Champion strong man. Artist: Sergey Sudeykin (Russian, Smolensk 1882-1946 Nyack). Dimensions: sheet: 14 13/16 x 11 9/16 in. (37.6 x 29.4 cm). Date: first half 20th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Gustave Doré (1832-1883), designer and Paul Riault (19th century), engraver. "UNG Monsieur's weapons." Illustration for Honoré de Balzac, "Les Contes Drolatiques", Paris: Société Générale de Librairie, 1855 ". Wood engraving. Paris, Maison de Balzac. 101790-10 Wood engraving, illustration of literary work, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, engraving
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Design sketch poster for propaganda art protection in the army, sketch of soldier with two diagonal Frisians in the background, Leo Gestel, 1939 drawing Soldier Frontal, in his right hand a gun with the left hand giving a stop sign, above it the text 'Soldiers saves and protects art', two diagonal Frisians in the background. paper. pencil. ink. pencil non-combatants ~ war. art and the public; styles and ornaments
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Jaume I de Aragón (1208-1276), el conquistador, rey de Aragón, Mallorca y Valencia, conde de Barcelona y de Urgell, y señor de Montpellier.
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`Picks` (of various origins) from the collection of Antoni Strzałecki ; drawing for the publication: Dominika Jeżewskiego Skarbiec Zabytków Polskich znajdujących się w prywatnych zbiorach Warszawy, malował z natury Władysław Sztolcman od r. 1909` Treasur???????????????????. Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950), painter