Historical Fashion Illustrations

Detailed fashion illustrations from various cultures, showcasing elegant, historical garments, rich colors, and intricate designs reminiscent of past eras.

Habit of a lady of Indostan. Femme des Indes Orientales., 1757 - 1772., 1757 - 1772., London., Publisher, T. Jefferys., Costume, History, Women, Clothing & dress, India, Engravings, Hand-colored

Journal des Dames et des Modes: Ladies Fashion.After the turbulent years of the French Revolution, in 1797 a fashion magazine was finally published again: the Journal des Dames et des Modes. Under the direction of Pierre de La Mésangère, it developed a cosmopolitan flair. The very best draughtsmen were recruited to produce the fashion illustrations, called Costumes Parisiens. They visited spots all over Paris to ensure they saw the latest styles. These included high-waisted gowns with low necklines, ‘Greek slippers with cross-laces 1, genuine Kashmiri shawls 2, reticules 3 (small stylish handbags), poke bonnets 4 and full-length English coats knowns as redingotes 5.

Woman of Baghdad in formal dress. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801. Copperplate engraving by Dell'Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos Collection of the Most Interesting Voyages (Raccolta de Viaggi Piu Interessanti), Milan, 1815-1817.

Chinese woman in silk jacket fastened at the shoulder, velvet diadem, pigtails, fan and rose. Handcoloured lithograph after a design by Leon Sault from "L'Art du Travestissement" (The Art of Fancy Dress), Paris, c.1880. Sault was a theatre and opera designer and luxury fashion magazine publisher.

Bach-caracoulouctri bash karakullukchu, ou chef cuisinier des jannissaires en grand costume. 42, Mahmud II, Sultan of the Turks, 1784-1839, (Patron).

Mestscherakian Tatar woman, 18th century. She wears a bonnet ornamented with glass beads and coins, long cords covered with silver or white iron plates. Femme Tartar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Johann Gottlieb Georgi from J-B. Eyries La Russie: Costumes, Moeurs et Usages des Russes,Russia: Costumes, Manners and Mores of the Russians, Librairie de Gide Fils, Paris, 1823. Jean-Baptiste Eyries(1767-1846) was aFrenchgeographer, author and translator.

Untitled Sketch of Turkish Dress. England, circa 1700-1750. Drawings. Watercolor on paper

Woman costume. Watercolor in large format by C.W. Swedman. Nordic

Seller of cosmetics and grooming items, Paris, 19th century, in long coat, patterned bonnet, fringed shawl, carrying a box and package. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration by Louis-Marie Lante from "Ouvrieres de Paris" (Tradeswomen of Paris), Paris, 1823.

Habit of a lady of Indostan. Femme des Indes Orientales., 1757 - 1772., 1757 - 1772., London., Publisher, T. Jefferys., Costume, History, Women, Clothing & dress, India, Engravings, Hand-colored

Untitled Sketch of Turkish Dress. England, circa 1700-1750. Drawings. Watercolor on paper

Persian woman playing a kamanche (violin), 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's "Female Costumes Historical, National and Dramatic in 200 Plates," London, 1865. Lacy (1809-1873) was a British actor, playwright, theatrical manager and publisher.

France, Paris, costume sketch for Mathilde performed by soprano Laure Cinthie Damoreau, for William Tell at Theatre de l'Academie Royale de Musique

Bambino - Comparse , Operas & operettas, Costumes, Allen A. Brown Collection

A Sultana (From "Journey Through Albania & Turkey by J.C. Hobhouse) 1813 Artist Unknown Illustration Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Regency woman in carriage dress and Polish cap. Dress of jaconot muslin with lace frill and pink ribbons, French shawl, black velvet Polish cap with silk tassel and gold band, French watch, gold rosary. Designed by Mrs Elizabeth Gill of Cork Street; Burlington Gardens. Series 2, Vol. 1, Plate 17, March 1, 1816. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Uwins from Rudolph Ackermann's Repository of Arts, Strand, London.

Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Armenienne en Habit de Cérémonie'. 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

Le muletier. (Costume d'artiste) ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Untitled Sketch of Turkish Dress. England, circa 1818. Drawings. Watercolor on paper

Elegantia, of tijdschrift van mode, luxe en smaak voor dames, Februari 1807, No. 4: Capote de Velours, shwal Boiteux.According to the accompanying text (p. 64): a blue velvet quilted jacket (douilette), from top to bottom to bottom, with "dull" collar,. The sleeves are on the shoulders, deposited with yellow velvet on the edges of the front and bottom. Short scarf (shawl boiteux), a yellow velvet capote, decorated with yellow bows and flowers. White gloves and white shoes. Print from the fashion magazine Elegantia, or magazine of fashion, luxury and taste for women 1807-1814 (interrupted by the period 1811-1813).

Women dressed in traditional Greek dress from the town of Agios Vasileios. Tenea in Corinthia, Greece. Voyage in Greece by Henri Belle

Gudrun costume design; Thoma, Hans (1839-1924); 1896 (1896-00-00-1896-00-00);Bayreuth (Germany), Gudrun (Mitol.), Nibelunga Ring (stage drama - Wagner, Ryszard), Schlesisches Museum der Bilden Künste (Wrocław - 1880-1945) - collection, Wagner, Richard (1813-1883), goddess mythology, operas, projects, costume designs

Achille Devéria (1800-1857), French engraver, and Cattier. Rachel in the role of Roxanne in Bajazet. Color lithography and erased on paper, 1830. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 77634-12 Actress, female costume, drawing, French, colored lithography, female fashion, pants, trageienne, turban, long jacket, dress

Italian actress Adelaide Ristori as Medea in the tragedy "Medea" (1857) by Ernest Legouve, wearing ancient Greek female costume. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's "Female Costumes Historical, National and Dramatic in 200 Plates," London, 1865. Lacy (1809-1873) was a British actor, playwright, theatrical manager and publisher.

Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Femme de la Dalecarlie'. 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

Nomadic Bedouin or Bedu man of Kordofan (Sudan) in hooded burnous, carrying a musket and square case. Arabe Bedouin, Afrique. Copied from Octavian Dalvimart's The Costume of Turkey, with the title Bedouin in the vicinity of Alexandria in quest of plunder. Handcoloured woodcut by H.H. after an illustration by Octavian Dalvimart from Auguste Wahlen's Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde, (Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World) 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.

Woman in Fancy Greek costume, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's "Female Costumes Historical, National and Dramatic in 200 Plates," London, 1865. Lacy (1809-1873) was a British actor, playwright, theatrical manager and publisher.

Young girl of the Pfafflar Valley, Tyrol, Austria, 19th century. While the hat is oriental, the rest of the outfit is gothic. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Costumes of Various Countries, Costumes de divers Pays, Paris, 1827.

COLECCION DE TRAJES DE ESPAÑA-1777-MAJA-GRABADO S XVIII-TIPOS POPULARES. Author: CRUZ CANO Y OLMEDILLA JUAN DE LA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

Edith Towner, Doll Hannah Hitch, c 1940 Doll--Hannah Hitch

Africa. Argelia. Mujer kabilia. Grabado de 1860.

Florista de Hamburgo, en la Edad Moderna. Grabado en color de 1870.

Costume Plate: Woman with Hooded Garment ca. 1557-58 Engraved by Enea Vico Italian. Costume Plate: Woman with Hooded Garment. Diversarum gentium nostrae aetatis habitus. Engraved by Enea Vico (Italian, Parma 1523-1567 Ferrara). ca. 1557-58. Engraving. Prints

Design of the costume of a Lithuanian rural dweller for the film 'Pan Tadeusz' Master Thaddeus, directed by Ryszard Ordyński, from 1928. Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1872-1941), draughtsman, cartoonist

Dancer and mime Charles-Francois Mazurier as Beterse in the ballet pantomime La Laitiere Suisse, The Swiss Milkmaid, by Antoine Titus and Frederic-Auguste Blache, Theatre le la Porte St. Martin, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F. Noel after an illustration by Lavigne Marin from Portraits d'Acteurs et d'Actrices dans different roles, F. Noel, Paris, 1825.

Costume of Pervenche, nouveau riche wife of a merchant. She wears a Primerose headdress of fanchon bonnet, Egyptian cameo and plumes, a spencer jacket of yellow satin, over a dress of silk and satin. She holds a pair of glasses on a chain. Handcoloured etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot Jr. from "Costumes of the Directory," Rouquette, Paris, 1875. The etchings were made from designs by Eugene Lacoste and Draner after prints of the era 1795-99. The costumes are from theatre productions "Merveilleuses" and "Pres Saint-Gervais" by Victorien Sardou.

Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Femme Barabinze'. 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

Habit of the Turkish lady of the grand seigniors seraglio, in 1568. Dame de condition Turque, dans le serail.. Prints. 1757 - 1772. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Costume , History, Women , Clothing & dress , Turkey , 1700-1799, Wives , Turkey , 1700-1799

Persian mullah or priest in turban, embroidered cape, fur-lined coat, slippers, carrying a stick. Handcoloured woodcut by S.T. after an illustration by S.B. 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.

The German figure represented here is a woman from Misnia. The illustration dates to 1882.

King of the Hausa people., Nigeria. He wears a red bonnet and turban, tunic of broad green and red stripes, red pantalons and Arab boots. Roi de Boussa (Haoussa). Handcoloured woodcut by from Auguste Wahlen's Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde, (Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World) 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.

Javanese man of the upper classes, a mantri, wearing a silk sabook girdle and wide djarit sarong and sikapan vest. He carries a kris in his girdle. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a painting by William Daniell from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R. Ackermann, London, 1824.

COLECCION DE TRAJES DE ESPAÑA-1777-PAYESA-GRABADO S XVIII-TIPOS POPULARES-. Author: CRUZ CANO Y OLMEDILLA JUAN DE LA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

Native American woman of Quito, Ecuador. She wears a check tunic over a full petticoat and carries a baby in a check bandana. Indienne de Quito. Handcoloured woodcut from Auguste Wahlen's Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde, (Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World) 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.

Dresden, Rittner, Heinrich, Gränicher, Samuel, Saxon costumes, Churfürstl: Kammer Türke, Costume of a Turkish chamberlain, verso - stamped, costume print, prints, height 246 mm, width 144 mm, German, 1758-12-18 - 1813-12-14, print maker, printmaker, 1803 - 1808, paper, aquatint, etching, etchings, hand coloring, Publication (Event), Publication, 1765, publisher

Peasant Women from Ragusa 1848-66 Edward Lear Lear was a tireless traveller and prolific draftsman who visited Dalmatia and northern Greece many times. Here, he records the traditional slavic dress of women gathered to talk, noting that their distinctive shoes are called "L'Opanke" (Opanak). Ragusa (today Dubrovnik, Croatia), is a port city on the Dalmatian coast controlled by Venice until 1797. After Napoleon's fall it became part of the Austrian empire until 1918.. Peasant Women from Ragusa 340848

Jannissaire en grand costume. 41, Mahmud II, Sultan of the Turks, 1784-1839, (Patron).

A woman trading in haberdashery has set her stall up on the street. Coloured lithograph by Charles Vernet.

Journal des Dames et des Modes: Ladies Fashion. After the turbulent years of the French Revolution, in 1797 a fashion magazine was finally published again: the Journal des Dames et des Modes. Under the direction of Pierre de La Mésangère, it developed a cosmopolitan flair. The very best draughtsmen were recruited to produce the fashion illustrations, called Costumes Parisiens. They visited spots all over Paris to ensure they saw the latest styles. These included high-waisted gowns with low necklines, ‘Greek slippers with cross-laces 1, genuine Kashmiri shawls 2, reticules 3 (small stylish handbags), poke bonnets 4 and full-length English coats knowns as redingotes 5.

Woman and child of Bayonne, France, 16th century. She wears a horned turban with white linen veil, blue wool robe lined with red, dark petticoat. Femme de Bayonne. After a print in the Cabinet des Estampes, Bibliotheque imperiale, Paris. Handcolored lithograph after an illustration by Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard from Georges Duplessis's Costumes historiques des XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe siecles (Historical costumes of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries), Paris, 1867. Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard was an artist, book illustrator, and interior designer.

Moorish Dancer, from the Dancing Women series (N186) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1889 Issued by William S. Kimball & Company Trade cards from the "Dancing Women" series (N186), issued in an unnumbered set of 50 cards in 1889 by W.S. Kimball & Co.. Moorish Dancer, from the Dancing Women series (N186) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by William S. Kimball & Company

Woman of Ulan-Ude, Mongolic Buyrats people, 18th century. Married women part their hair in two with plaits hanging over the shoulders. In yellow robe with embroidered beaded panels. Bratzkian woman of Udinskoi Ostrog, Femme Bratskie d'Oudinsk Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Johann Gottlieb Georgi from J-B. Eyries La Russie: Costumes, Moeurs et Usages des Russes,Russia: Costumes, Manners and Mores of the Russians, Librairie de Gide Fils, Paris, 1823. Jean-Baptiste Eyries(1767-1846) was aFrenchgeographer, author and translator.

Assyrian Dancer, from the Dancing Women series (N186) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1889 Issued by William S. Kimball & Company Trade cards from the "Dancing Women" series (N186), issued in an unnumbered set of 50 cards in 1889 by W.S. Kimball & Co.. Assyrian Dancer, from the Dancing Women series (N186) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by William S. Kimball & Company

Traditional costumes in Germany in the 19th century, Rhineland, Moselle countrywoman, woman from the valley of the Moselle, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a collector's picture from ca 1910

Louis Boulanger (1806-1867). Costume model for Maffio Orsini in the creation of Lucrèce Borgia at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin in 1833. Watercolor. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 38944-20 Scene costume, costume, in the foot, model, portrait, theater from the Saint-Martin gate, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, watercolor

La mode sous Louis Philippe. , Women, Clothing & dress, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Turkey, 1815-20 part 2. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Turkey

Young French woman in winter costume, era of Marie Antoinette, 1789. Plumed bonnet, fur-lined velvet coat, large fur muff, skirt and full petticoats, frills and ruches. Jeune Dame en costume d'Hiver Handcoloured lithograph by Lorenzo Bianchi and Domenico Cuciniello after Hippolyte Lecomte from Costumi civili e militari della monarchia francese dal 1200 al 1820, Naples, 1825. Italian edition of Lecomtes Civilian and military costumes of the French monarchy from 1200 to 1820.

Portrait of a woman in greek traditional costume. Part of photo album from a journey through Southern Europe and the Middle East.

Traditional traditional costume, clothing, a woman from Morocco around 1700, copperplate engraving by Caspar Luyken from 1703, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th century model

Jacob Gielens, Doll, c 1936 Doll

Wilhelm Ebel als Conrad in Der Seeräuber. Ballet in 3 Acten von Paul Taglioni (Musik von Gährich) Corsaire. Prints. 1859. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Pirate (Choreographic work : Taglioni, P), Ballet , 19th century, Costume design , 19th century, Ballet , Germany , 19th century, Ebel, Wilhelm B., active 1856

Lady of rank, reign of Henry I, 1120. She wears a long veil bordered with gold, scarlet cape lined with fur, blue robe and gold girdle. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's "Female Costumes Historical, National and Dramatic in 200 Plates," London, 1865. Lacy (1809-1873) was a British actor, playwright, theatrical manager and publisher.

Lady of the court of King Charles VII of France. in headdress with long veil, green gown, blue skirt, pointed shoes. Dame de la cour de Charles VII. Handcoloured lithograph by Lorenzo Bianchi after Hippolyte Lecomte from Costumi civili e militari della monarchia francese dal 1200 al 1820, Naples, 1825. Italian edition of Lecomtes Civilian and military costumes of the French monarchy from 1200 to 1820.

Tipos españoles. Valenciano con traje típico. Madrid, años 1880. Author: Manuel Moreno Rodríguez.

Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur / Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Catalanne', ca. 1797. Grabado sobre papel tintado a mano. IMHCB.

Servant woman of Salamanca, Spain, 19th century. She wears a black shawl, dress with tight bodice, full calf-length skirts, and a narrow decorated apron. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Costumes of Various Countries, Costumes de Divers Pays, Paris, 1827.

Fancy dress costume of a parakeet, with beaked headdress, winged sleeves and feather bodice and dress with ribbons. Handcoloured lithograph after a design by Leon Sault from "L'Art du Travestissement" (The Art of Fancy Dress), Paris, c.1880. Sault was a theatre and opera designer and luxury fashion magazine publisher.

Mohammed Ibrahim, General of the King of Golconda, 17th century, after Niccolao Manucci. 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.

Fancy dress costume of an Arab man, in chachia, long shawl over gilet waistcoat, sash, culottes, boots, dagger and sabre. Handcoloured lithograph after a design by Leon Sault from "L'Art du Travestissement" (The Art of Fancy Dress), Paris, c.1880. Sault was a theatre and opera designer and luxury fashion magazine publisher.

Fashion Plate, 'Morning Dresses' for 'Lady's Magazine'. England, London, early 19th century. Prints; engravings. Hand-colored engraving on paper

Costumes de Différent Pays, 'Femme des Sables d'Olonne'. 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

Enslaved woman servant in Algiers, Algeria. She wears her hair tied in a bandana, embroidered dress, open at the front to reveal red culottes. Esclave servante a Algers. Handcoloured woodcut by Duverger from Auguste Wahlen's Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde, (Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World) 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.

Costume Plate (Femme de Katchin). Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810). France, late 18th to early 19th century. Prints; engravings. Hand-colored engraving

Siberia Tartar Woman, Kalmucks, Asiatic Russia (Siberia), Late 19th Century, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

Kleidung, Mode in Italien, Frührenaissance von 1400-1450, von links, eine elegante Florentinerin um 1400, ein adeliger Herr, nach einem Gemälde von Fr...

Woman in regional costumes, Bernard Romain Julien, c. 1848 - c. 1853 print Paris paper folk costume, regional costume. adult woman

France, Paris, Costume sketch for chorus singer in Aida by Giuseppe Verdi for Premiere at Khedivial Opera House in Cairo

Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Mahometane en Habit d'Eté'. 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

Anglo Saxon woman in summer clothes with veil and mantle in different colours 39, and Anglo Saxon woman in travel clothes or winter clothes with very long sleeves 40. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1796.

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, Tartars from the Crimea, Russia, 1880, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

Dutch Couple in Middle-Class Dress, Last Third of 17th century, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

Blanche, daughter of Louis IX, 1240-1243. She wears her hair tied up with a gold band and veil, a full heavy tunic in the royal coat of arms (gold fleurs de lys on a blue field), over a pink robe. From a figure of her as a 20-year-old (although she died aged 3) engraved on copper on her tomb in Royaumont Abbey. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from "French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days," Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834.

Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Femme de l'Isle d'Amboine'. 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

Costumes of Western India, woman of the Carnatic, 1876. Woman in '....ordinary attire...belonging to the humbler orders of native society...copied, by permission of Dr. George Burdwood, from a collection of drawings in the Museum of the India Government Office'. From "Illustrated London News", 1876.

Summer habit of a Russian woman wearing a cloak in 1765, titled 'Femme Russe avec sa coësse.' Created by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince between 1757 and 1772, this hand-colored engraving highlights the clothing and dress of women in Russia during the 18th century. It was published in London by T. Jefferys

Folk traditional costume, Clothing, History of costumes, Woman from Damascus, Muslim woman from Mecca, Fellah woman from the Damascus area, Historical...

France, 15th century. Women's fashion plate depicting costume of the time of Charles VII (1403-1461). Watercolor by Pierre Antoine Leboux de La Mesangere (1761-1831).

Costumes and disguises for women: South American; Artichoke, engraving from La Mode Illustree, No 1, January 4, 1914.

Female dancer of Constantinople. She wears a veil, loose clothes and finger cymbals. The dancing girls were usually slaves or the wives of Mahometan musicians. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Octavian Dalvimart from William Alexanders translation of Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Turks, Thomas MLean, London, 1814.

Mujer india del Brasil llevando provisiones para la guerra. Grabado en color de 1805.

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, Kurdish woman from Prevesa, woman from Chios, Greece, 1885, digitally restored reproduction o...

Frankish King and Queen, 11th Century, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

COLECCION DE TRAJES DE ESPAÑA-1777-MARAGATA-GRABADO S XVIII-TIPOS POPULARES. Author: CRUZ CANO Y OLMEDILLA JUAN DE LA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

Prince, reign of Louis XIV, 1670. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632-1690) from the Pauquet Brothers' "Modes et Costumes Historiques" (Historical Fashions and Costumes), 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.

Folk Dress in European Turkey (now Parts of Albania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Greece), Kurdish Woman From Juzgat, Preveza, Chios, late 19th Century, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

Mode, Kleidung, Volkstrachten im südwestlichen Kaukasus, von links zwei armenische Frauen aus Achalzich, eine im Hauskleid und eine Braut in Festtagst...

Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, Charles le Temereire, duc de Bourgogne 1433-1477. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a miniature in a pair of Hours in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio Maisons etrangeres XI 35 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.

Χωρική έξ Ήπείρου , Clothing & dress. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Women in long sleeved dresses, long mantles and veils. Female costume in the reign of William the Conqueror, 11th century. Cotton MS Nero, C.IV. Handcolored engraving from "Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period" drawn by Charles Martin and etched by Leopold Martin, London, Henry Bohn, 1842. The costumes were drawn from tapestries, monumental effigies, illuminated manuscripts and portraits. Charles and Leopold Martin were the sons of the romantic artist and mezzotint engraver John Martin (1789-1854).

Traditional costumes in Germany in the 19th century, Bueckeburg, farmer from Schaumburg, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a collector's picture from ca 1910

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