Historical Figures in Costume

Illustrations of actors and historical figures dressed in elaborate costumes, highlighting fashion and character styles from different eras.

Miss Burrell as Patrick in the Poor Soldier, 1815., 1815., London. Publisher, W. West. Great Britain. Burrell, Miss, b. 1795. O'Keeffe, John, 1747-1833. The Poor Soldier., 24 x 18.5 cm

Actor as a comic figure polichinelle; Polichinelle. Polichinelle was a comic figure of the French stage or puppet theater and recognizable by his fertilizer suit, the stitch on his head, his crochet nose and the bump on his back and a huge belly. For the edition, Théodore De Banville wrote a two-way verse which is printed under the print.

Crisan, Georg.

Man of Alsace in the middle ages with sword, dagger and axe. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages," Vienna, 1811. Illustration based on Cesare Vecellio's Habiti Antichi e moderni, Venice, 1590.

Jean Baptiste Budes, Comte de Guebriant, Marshal of France, 1602-1643. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio X from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.

Drawing by Francesco Ponte showing the Page of the Princess from 'Vestiar del Solimano', executed with gray feather and brush, laved and watercolored, depicting figure, costume, and posture.

XVIe siècle (2me moitie.) Suisse de la garde des rois de France. D'après une verriere inedite.. Jacquemin, Raphaël, 1821-1881. Deltre, Auguste, 1822-1907. Prints, Illustrations. 1869. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Clothing and dress , France, Costume , France, Guards , France , 1500-1599

Gilles de Laval, Baron de Rais, seigneur de Retz, marechal de France, serial killer of children, 1396-1440. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a manuscript in the Bibliotheque Nationale from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.

Miss Burrell as Patrick in the Poor Soldier, 1815., 1815., London. Publisher, W. West. Great Britain. Burrell, Miss, b. 1795. O'Keeffe, John, 1747-1833. The Poor Soldier., 24 x 18.5 cm

French comic actor Brunet (Jean-Joseph Mira, 1766-1853) as Jocrisse in Jocrisse corrige by Charles-Auguistin Sewrin at the Theatre des Varietes, 1812. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Joly from Charles Malo's Almanach des Spectacles par K. Y. Z, Chez Louis Janet, Paris, 1820.

Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, Polonius, The Tallest, Fittest, Properest, Man to Walk before the King!!, 1795. Etching, hand-colored.

Captain for rent. (IT)

Iffland, August Wilhelm .

Italian tenore di grazia singer Italo Gardoni as Bothwell in Mary Stuart by Louis Niedermeyer, Academie Royale de Musique, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollet's Galerie Dramatique: Costumes des Theatres de Paris, Paris, 1845.

Mute 4th act Alfred Albert (1814-1879). Mute, character of "ruy blas", 4th act. Watercolor and graphite pencil on paper. 1872. Paris, Victor Hugo House.

Mr. Sinclair as Prince Orlando, 1823-1825. Publisher, William Cole. John Sinclair (1791-1857), Thomas Dibdin (1771-1841). Cabinet 23.5 x 19.5 cm

Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Paysan des Environs de Berne'. 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

Portrait of Prince Józef Poniatowski. Jacquemin, Raphaël (1821-1881), graphic artist, Deltre, Auguste (1822-1907), publisher, Aubry, Louis-François (1767-1851), painter

The true patriot Chabot (IT)

The correct kind number 50: the fillings The good kind number 50: the fillings ". Anonymous engraving, 1811. Paris, Carnavalet museum.

Goodbye (IT)

Drawings according to the common people in particular the call call in Vienna , Perspective dealer , Vendeur de Lunettes, -, Copper Engraver

A Noble Student of Oxford. Robert Dighton (1752-1814). Early 19th century, handcoloured etching, 29 x 21cm.

Edouard Manet, Polichinelle, 1874 Polichinelle

Male costume of the time of Richard II (1367-1400), Royal manuscript 20 B.VI. He wears a cap, a green decorated tunic, and odd stockings. 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).

Punch. Édouard Manet; French, 1832-1883. Date: 1874. Dimensions: 462 × 336 mm (image); 619 × 445 mm (sheet). Lithograph printed in color from seven stones (beige, orange, green, yellow, light blue, white, black), with scraping, on ivory wove paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Montering van een Haarlemse kanonnier, ca. 1787. Haarlem / Canonnier (title on object). Monteringen van 32 patriotse schutterijen en vrijkorpsen, ca. 1787 (series title). Draughtsman: anonymous. Draughtsman: Jan Anthonie Langendijk Dzn (rejected attribution). Dating: 1787 - 1790. Place: Northern Netherlands. Measurements: h 205 mm × w 135 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Sganarelle, 1868. Creator: L Wolff.

Sir Thomas Wharton, seigneur Anglais 1638-40. Peint d'apres nature, par Antoine Vandick.. Jacquemin, Raphaël, 1821-1881. Deltre, Auguste, 1822-1907. Prints, Illustrations. 1869. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Clothing and dress , France, Costume , France, Nobility , England , 1600-1699

David Allan, 1744-1796, British, born in Scotland, A Running Postillion, undated. Watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Isidore Danziger, Andiron, c 1942 Andiron

Cartoon on the state regulation of 1798, Anonymous, 1798 print Cartoon on the state regulation adopted on 19 May 1798. Member of the executive regime of the Batavian Republic dressed according to the standards presented as the new Aristocrat, trampling the 'rights of man' under his feet. Netherlands paper etching / engraving professional clothes

Twice the same soldier with small plumed hat and the hand in the side, seen from the front, Jacques Callot, 1621 - 1624 print A soldier with a plumed hat on the head, the right hand in the side, the left hand on the hilt of his sword, seen from the front, shown twice: on the right as a line figure, left more with shadow parties. This print is part of a series of 16 prints (15 according to Lieure; 17 resp. 16 incl. Title print) with men and women in various postures. These prints may have been intended as drawing examples. Nancy paper etching private soldier. head-gear: hat (+ men's clothes)

Aerostation out at Elbows, or The Itinerant Aeronaut. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 14 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (36.2 × 26.1 cm)Plate: 13 13/16 × 10 in. (35.1 × 25.4 cm). Publisher: Thomas Cornell (London). Subject: Vincent Lunardi (Italian, Lucca 1759-1806). Date: September 5, 1785. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The signs of the zodiac by Nérac / No. 8. / The Virgin ... Follet./sur the battle champd as at the boulevard / Iire my man with millet meters without scardles. / The Joan of Arc de la Commune . S.g.d.g. (IT)

Tisane merchant, PL.13 Carle Vernet (1758-1836). "Tisane merchant, PL.13". Color lithography.

Doll. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 28.1 cm (14 x 11 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacob Gielens.

Signor Frezzolini as Dulcamara in the opera LElisir dAmore costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Philip III, Count of Evreux and King of Navarre, 1306-1343. He wears a crown, chainmail hauberk, tunic with coat of arms, spurs, and holds a sword. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from "French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days," Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834.

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, 'Cleante en habit Cavalier'. Nicolas Bonnart (France, 1637-1717). France, Paris, 1690. Prints. Hand-colored engraving on paper

Hubrecht II, lord of Culemborg, Nicolaes de Kemp (attributed to), c. 1600 - c. 1625 drawing Hubrecht II, fourth lord of Culemborg. Standing back with the weapon of Culemborg. Part of an illustrated handwriting with the genealogy of the gentlemen and graves of Culemborg. Northern Netherlands parchment (animal material). ink. watercolor (paint). gouache (paint) painting / writing (processes) Culemborg

King Charles II of Navarre, le Mauvais, comte d'Evreux, 1332-1387. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a stained-glass window in Notre-Dame d'Evreux in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio V 19 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.

Robbrecht van Teistbant. Robbrecht, count of teisturbant. Full of feet with the weapon of teisturbant. Part of illustrated handwriting with the genealogy of the men and tombs of Culemborg.

King William III in 1694, background figure from a portrait by Faithorne of Robert Bruce, Earl of Ailesbury, in the time of James II. He wears an ornately embroiders jacket and coat over stockings and shoes. 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).

Theatrical portraits Petite galerie dramatique Galerie dramatique. Prints. 1809 - 1865. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Brunet, 1766-1853, Nathalie, Mlle, 1816-1885, Daudoird, Maria-Anne, Auber, D. F. E. (Daniel François Esprit), 1782-1871 , Muette de Portici, Diable amoureux (Choreographic work : Mazilier), Dancers , France , 19th century, Entertainers , France , Paris , 19th century

A Military Sketch, of a Gilt Stick, or Poker Emblazoned January 11, 1800 James Gillray British. A Military Sketch, of a Gilt Stick, or Poker Emblazoned. James Gillray (British, London 1756-1815 London). January 11, 1800. Hand-colored etching. Hannah Humphrey (London). Prints

Mr. Sloman as Sir Tristram Collywobble, 1822., 1822., London. Publisher, Hodgson & Co. Actors, Great Britain Sloman, John (1794-1873)., 24 x 19 cm

MARTêNEZ COMPAîN Y BUJANDA, Baltasar Jaime (1735-1797). Trujillo del Perœ en el siglo XVIII. 1782 - 1785. Vol. 1. Series depicting civilian and military costumes. Quartermaster general and mayor. Watercolour. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Palacio Real Library.

Costume design for the ballet 'The Imaginary Invalid' by Benois, Alexander Nikolayevich (1870-1960)/ Private Collection/ 1921/ Russia/ Watercolour, Gouache on Paper/ Theatrical scenic painting/ 30,5x20,3/ Opera, Ballet, Theatre

Messenger, 15th century (1882-1884). Artist: Petit

The Sixteenth Generation, Hans Derrer; Nuremberg, Germany; about 1626 - 1711; Tempera colors with gold and silver highlights on parchment; Leaf: 37.6 x 26 cm (14 13,16 x 10 1,4 in.)

Page, reign of Charles V, 1380. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet from a drawing by Xavier Willemin (1763-1833) 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.

Habit of the white sultaness in 1749. Sultane blanche.. Vien, Joseph-Marie, 1716-1809. 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, Queens , Turkey , 1700-1799

Alfred Diston, active 1818-1829, Native of Tacocronte, Tenerife, 1825. Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Bolesław The Shame , from: Jan Matejko's Album with an Explanatory Text by Kazimierz Władysław Wójcicki (Part One) (Card 12) Styfi, Jan (1841 1921), Lewental, Salomon (Franciszek Salezy) (1841 1902), Matejko, Jan (1838 1893)

Karl Mathias Rott as Großcanon costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Doll. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 34.1 x 25.4 cm (13 7/16 x 10 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 1/2" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Verna Tallman.

Wish letter with knight tournament, c. 1780 - c. 1899 print Wish letter with unwritten cartouche within a decorative framework with performances of knights, weapons, flags and a knight tournament. Numbered bottom left: No. 7. Netherlands paper knight. joust, tilt

CABALLERO DEL REINADO DE CARLOS VII - SIGLO XV - GRABADO. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Netherlands, Lenaerts, P., Wish letter with knight's tournament, verso - stamped, Wish letter with blank cartouche within a decorative frame with representations of knights, weapons, flags and a knight's tournament. Numbered bottom center: No. 2., print, popular print, wish letter, prints, popular prints, height 428 mm, width 336 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1780 - 1899, paper, lithography (technique), colors, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Tisanne merchant. / No. 2. (title registered) | Cree of Paris. (Ts)

Mr, Nestroy as a poet easily in neither laurel tree nor begging and as a Sansquartier in twelve girls in uniform, Costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Schwarzenberg, Karl Fürst.

Italian man of arms, 16th century, after an illustration by Italian artist Bernardino di Benedetto, il Pinturicchio (1454-1513), in the Louvre. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L. Flameng, F. Laguillermie, from Georges Duplessis's "Costumes historiques des XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe siecles" (Historical costumes of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries), Paris 1867. The book was a continuation of the series on the costumes of the 12th to 15th centuries published by Camille Bonnard and Paul Mercuri from 1830. Georges Duplessis (1834-1899) was curator of the Prints department at the Bibliotheque nationale. Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard (1825-1902) was an artist, book illustrator, and interior designer for many public buildings and churches. He was named professor at the National School of Decorative Arts in 1874.

Turnhout, Brepols, Philippus Jacobus, Cranendoncq, Alexander, Laurens Koster, inventor of the printing press in the year 1421, in Haarlem, Leurent Koster, inventor of printing in 1421, verso - stamped, Statue of Laurens Jansz. Coster with a laurel wreath on his head and in his hands a book and a printing type. Around the pedestal of the statue a fence. Below the image an eight-line verse in Dutch and French. Numbered top right: n. 195. B., print, popular print, prints, popular prints, height 415 mm, width 327 mm, Dutch, 1799 - 1869-06-06, print maker, printmaker, 1800 - 1833, paper, papier, woodcut, colours, letterpress printing, Publication (Event), Publication, Belgian, 1778 - 1845, publisher

De Graav van Hoorn / De Graav van Egmond, 1787 - 1822 print Leaf with 2 shows. On the left a representation of the Graaf van Hoorn, with a coat of arms to the left of his head. On the right a representation of the count of Egmond, with a coat of arms on the right of his head. Numbered at the top right: N. 58. publisher: Deventerprint maker: Netherlands paper letterpress printing nobility and patriciate; chivalry, knighthood. armorial bearing, heraldry

Habit of a nobleman of England in 1640. Noble Anglois.. Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599-1641. Prints. 1757 - 1772. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Costume , History, Men , Clothing & dress , England , 1600-1699

Grenadier. Witkiewicz, Stanisław (1851-1915), draughtsman, cartoonist

Abdul Hameed E. .

Watchman, 1814. Issued in London by John Murray and printed by W. Bulmer and Co. The work features hand-colored aquatints depicting costume, social life and customs in Great Britain, particularly in London. 24 x 15 cm

Amsterdam, Maaskamp, Evert, Netherlands, 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 of which the fingers are his enemies and the wrist is the All-Seeing Eye. The collar is a river of blood, his coat the battlefield of Europe and the insignia of the Legion of Honor on his chest is a spider's web. The print is accompanied by a separate statement., print, picture, cartoon, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 137 mm, width 90 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1813 - 1813, paper, etching, etchings, hand coloring, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1769-09-27 - 1834-01-31, publisher

Frederick II., King of Prussia.

Mr, Schober as Wilhelm Tell, in the opera of the same name of Rossini costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

News. / No. 47 / For the Carnival season, Guillaume disguises themselves in Emperor from Germany.

Guerrier gaulois (M.Mrs. Coulon &c.) (Danse) : Dans Pharamond, Opéra (Académie Royale de Musique). Lecomte, Hippolyte, 1781-1857. Prints, Costume design drawings. 1825. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Coulon, Antoine, 1796-1849, Ballet dancers

Mr, Wothe as Kosak in Yelva and as a Vatel in ambition in the kitchen costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Count Willem van Beusichem. Willem, Count of Beusichem (Boesinchem). Full of feet, a halberd in the right hand, in the left hand the arms of Beusichem as a shield. Part of illustrated handwriting with the genealogy of the men and tombs of Culemborg.

Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Roi de Taïti'. 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

Polish Uhlan trumpeter. Witkiewicz, Stanisław (1851-1915), draughtsman, cartoonist

Portret van Jean -Baptiste Kléber, Charles Gavard (Possible), After Jean Joseph Eléonore Antoine Ansiaux, 1838 - 1841 print print maker: Franceafter painting by: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving historical persons. commander-in-chief, general, marshal. horse

London, McLean, Thomas, England, Heath, William, The Slap Up Swell wot drives when hever he likes, King George IV, Cartoon depicting King George IV as a sturdy fashionable figure, standing with his legs apart, in a long coat and a wide-brimmed hat. See also the pendant., print, prints, height 372 mm, width 262 mm, English, 1795 - 1840-04-07, print maker, printmaker, 1829-04 - 1829-04, paper, etching, etchings, hand colouring, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Napoleon and his son (IT)

Hombre Burate de Rusia. Grabado en color de 1805.

Bochinese Venice, leaf from 'A Collection of Dresses by David Allan Mostly from Nature', David Allan (Alloa, Scotland, 1744 - 1796) 1776

Sake Deen Mahomed. Coloured lithograph by T. M. Baynes.

Pride Humbled or Jenkins is Compelled to Clean Masters 1840-1850 England. Watercolor and pen and brown ink, with graphite, on cream wove paper, laid down on blue wove paper . John Leech

Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Femme Ischeremisse'. 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

N °. 26 / News / How I tell you to paint me in Guillaume-le-Conqueror, ... (IT)

Mr, Pöck as Zampa in the Opera Gleichmens and Bertram in the Opera Robert der Teufel costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Habsburg Horseman, Jack of Diamonds from Set of 'Jeu Imperial-Second Empire-Napoleon III' Playing Cards, F. Chardon, French, active 19th c., Lithograph on glazed paper, Habsburg Horseman, Jack of Diamonds from Set of 'Jeu Imperial-Second Empire-Napoleon III' Playing Cards., Paris, France, 1858, Playing Card, Playing Card

Mens costumes of the mid 15th century. Young man in doublet with long sleeves from a Saxon lineage book, nobleman in costume of the Lower Rhine from a painting in the Van Eyck school, and Italian fashion of the Pietro Perugino era from a Berlin copperplate collection. 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 C.R. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.

Blue hussar. Witkiewicz, Stanisław (1851-1915), draughtsman, cartoonist

Louis I, Duke of Bourbon, 1279-1342. He is shown in ceremonial robes, a cape in the coat of arms of France (gold fleurs de lys on azure, baton gules) lined with ermine. The crown and necklace with gemstones are unusual. From an ancient armorial of Auvergne in the collection of Gaignieres. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from "French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days," Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834.

Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). "Military replacement office". Colored and erased lithography. 1836-1838. Paris, Balzac house. 56111-2 Military replacement office, gommee, colored lithography, character

Mr. Hamblain Hamblin as Red Riven, 1824., 1824. Great Britain, Hamblin, Thomas Sowerby, 1800-1853., 12.5 x 9.5 cm

Four images of men in costume, depicted a hornist, a bagpipe player, a man with dogs and a Gemzen Jager, Anonymous, c. 1876 - in or before 1881 photomechanical print These prints are part of a cover with 86 prints on 78 sheets and 11 text magazines. paper collotype stage costume

SOUVENIRS OF THE SEAT OF PARIS / 5 / SPLOWERS FRANCHETI./ Do not talk about hulans! (IT)

ECOSSAIS.. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Cartigny, Claude Charles .

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