Historical Figures in Costume

A collection of prints depicting historical figures in elaborate costumes, showcasing caricatures, military attire, and whimsical accessories, reflecting humor and artistry.

Portret van Pierre Michelot Als Comte Almaviva in De Komedie le Barbier de Seville, Alexandre Marie Colin, 1823 print Paris paper portrait of actor, actress. stage costume

Portrait of Willem IV, Count of Holland; Graves and gravingen from Holland. Portrait of Willem IV, Graaf van Holland, standing to the left in a harness with the arm of Hainaut and in his hand a sword on his shoulder. Print from a series of 36 prints with portraits feet from graves and gravingen of Holland.

A gray brush and pen drawing by Francesco Ponte from the Vestiar del Solimano depicting a military musician, enhanced with laved and watercolor, focusing on costume and posture.

Habit of an Arabian Soldier, Print made by unknown artist, after Hans Weigel, active 1549-1577, German, between 1757 and 1772, Etching and watercolor on medium, cream, slightly textured, laid paper, Sheet: 11 x 19 1/4 in. (27.9 x 48.9 cm), portrait

Man wearing two hats and holding boots, jackets and a violin. Artist: Victor Adam (French, 1801-1866). Dimensions: Sheet: 2 5/8 × 1 5/8 in. (6.7 × 4.2 cm)Mount: 6 3/4 x 3 9/16 in. (17.2 x 9 cm). Date: mid-19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Laroche, Julius .

Portret van Pierre Michelot Als Comte Almaviva in De Komedie le Barbier de Seville, Alexandre Marie Colin, 1823 print Paris paper portrait of actor, actress. stage costume

Isolani, Johann Ludwig Graf.

Antoine Coiffier de Ruze, Marquis d'Effiat, Marshal of France and Superintendent of Finances to King Louis XIII, 1581-1632. Handcoloured lithograph after a print by Jean Valdor from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.

Soldier holding his skewer with his right hand in the bowl of his right arm; Corte Underswsinghe on the figuerliicke figure, among others T'recht Ghebruyck, from Al T'Ghene a Soldaet Int acting from the Skewer is Noodich. A soldier, full, to the right, which holds a skewer (lance) with his right hand in the bowl of his right arm. This is the third act for the upright of the skewer. This print is part of the series of 32 hand-numbered prints of skewers in arms opera.

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, 'Cavalier en surtout'. Henri Bonnart (France, 1642-1711). France, Paris, 1675-1685. Prints. Hand-colored engraving on paper

Well BULAND, Jean Émile (1857 1938), LACAUCHIE, Alexandre (Fl. 1833 1846)

Published by Mary Darly, active 1762 -1772, British, The Antiquarian, 1773. Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Leaning man with hat, Ignace -Joseph de Claussin (attributed to), after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1805 - 1844 print France paper etching / drypoint / engraving leaning figure. head-gear: hat

Drawing, Costume Design: A Nobleman, King, or Prince for a Ballet; Italy; lead pencil, pen and ink, brush and bistre on paper

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Cour de Louis XIII. Artist: Adolphe Portier, French, 1820-1889

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Musketeer, 1586, reign of King Henri III of France. Drawn and lithographed by Alexandre Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio IX 154 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.

Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Homme de l'Aragon'. 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

A blind beggar hunched over his walking stick, holding out his hat for money. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.

Hofer, Andreas .

Mary Darly, active 1762 -1772, British, The Windsor. Etching.

Mr. Cooke as Richmond, 1823. Additional, Hodgson's Theatrical Portraits, No. 65. Published by Hodgson & Co. Features actor T. P. Cooke (1786-1864). 23 x 20 cm

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Italy, 18th century. Jan van Grevenbroeck or Giovanni Grevembroch (1731-1807), Gli Abiti de Veneziani, illustrated book of costumes. Neapolitan ambassador. Watercolor.

Political death-to-rats Charles Joseph Travies of Villers, says Traviès (1804-1859). Press cartoon. "Political deaths". Board published in "caricature" of December 4, 1834. Lithography. Paris, House of Balzac.

Edward Strzalkowski, Puppet Punch, c 1937 Puppet: Punch

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), subsequent follow-up representing men and women standing and an old man seated. A Polish three -quarter to the right with hat and egrette. Sixth issue of a suite of 9 pieces. (A. de Vesme 161; Dutuit 169) (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Een hellebaardier, van achteren. Costumes van het hof van Willem V (series title). Draughtsman: Isaac Lodewijk la Fargue van Nieuwland. Dating: 1766. Measurements: h 390 mm × w 261 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

English satire on Napoleon's foreign policy - depicting him as a serenader wooing Germany and other potential allies. Date: 1866

Mr. H. Kemble as the Dutch Pirate, 1823 - 1828. Actors from Great Britain. Kemble, Henry Stephen (1789-1836)., 24 x 19.5 cm., 1823 - 1828

Mr. Macready as Henri Quartre Henry IV, 1823. Additional, Wets's Theatrical Portraits., 1823., London. Publisher, W. West. Actors, Great Britain. Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Henry IV, Part 2., 26.5 x 19 cm

Ogilvie, Scottish Clans

Diego de León (1807-1841). Count of Belascoáin. Spanish military. Viceroy of Navarre during the First Carlist War. He conspired in the attempt, along with other generals, to assault the Royal Palace and kidnap the child Queen Isabella in the O'Donnell uprising against the regent Baldomero Espartero. After failing, he was condemned to death and executed on 15 October 1841. Portrait. Illustration by Bucheti. Engraving by Castilla. Panorama Español, Crónica Contemporánea. Volume III. Madrid, 1845. Author: Bucheti. 19th century-Spanish artist. Castilla. 19th century-Spanish engraver.

Portret van Louis Féréol Als Charlot in de Opera Le Solitaire, Alexandre Marie Colin, 1823 - 1824 print Paris paper portrait of actor, actress. stage costume

Grenadier standing. / 13 (dummy title) | Sketch and pochades in the ink by Charlet. (Set of all)

Prince, Johannes Huibert, Perkois, Jacob, Sallieth, Mathias de, Drinking man sitting on a barrel, verso - stamped, Print numbered bottom center: 1., print, prints, height 199 mm, width 147 mm, Czech, Northern Netherlands, 1749 - 1791-11-29, print maker, printmaker, 1772 - 1791, paper, papier, etching, etchings, crayon method, stippelets, 1756 - 1804-11-10, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, 1757-06-08 - 1806

Costume of an Italian rat-catcher, 17th century. In wide-brim hat, doublet, breeches, hose and shoes. With a square cloth painted with rats and mice fastened to a pole. Rats or mice to kill. Copied from Simon Guillini's etching of Annibal Caracci's illustration in Cries of Bologna, 1646. Copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his own The Cries of London, or Vagabondiana 2, edited by Francis Douce, John Bowyer Nichols, London, 1839.

The figure represented here is Francis I, who died in 1547. Francis I was the first king of France from the Angouleme branch of the House of Valois. He was key to initiating the French Renaissance. Also under his rule, the expansion of first French colonial Empire. He ruled 1515 to his death in 1547. This illustration dates to 1882.

Iffland, August Wilhelm .

A servant (presumably Cupid), Isaac Lodewijk la Fargue of Nieuwland, 1766, Costume study of a servant at the court of William V. Presumably this is Cupid who came from Curacao., draughtsman: Isaac Lodewijk la Fargue van Nieuwland, 1766, paper, pen, brush, h 392 mm × w 264 mm

The Figures represented here are all French people living in the 17th century, specifically between 1600 and 1670. They are, from left to right, three lords of the court, Cardinal Mazarin, three ladies of the court; lord of the court; soldier; peasant. The illustration dates to 1882.

'Page, Louis XII', (19th century).Artist: Francois Claudius Compte-Calix

Indian. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 26.7 cm (14 1/16 x 10 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Robert W. R. Taylor.

Tungus de Siberia. Grabado en color de 1805.

Jean-Frederic Phelypeaux, 1st Count of Maurepas (1701-1781), French statesman. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Versailles from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.

Valtein, GermanLandsknechte halberdier, 16th century. Swordsman who fought in Denmark. In plumed hat, gold full-sleeved doublet, striped stockings, garters, carrying a sword and halberd. Hallebardier. After a print by Hans Guldenmundt. 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.

Standing man with rifle over his shoulder, seen from the front, draughtsman: Gillis van Scheyndel (I), (attributed to), 1605 - c. 1660, paper, brush, h 313 mm × w 209 mm

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, 'Homme en grand deüil'. Jean Baptiste Bonnart (France, 1654-1726)Nicolas Bonnart (France, 1637-1717). France, Paris, 1670-1683. Prints. Hand-colored engraving on paper

Hombre Groenlandés. Grabado en color de 1805.

Man of the Khoikhoi with an ox-horn pipe in his hand, draughtsman: Robert Jacob Gordon, (attributed to), Oct-1777 - Mar-1786, paper, brush, pen, h 660 mm × w 480 mm, h 277 mm × w 175 mm

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Scholar, Oxford University, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England, Scotland and Ireland, Ackermann, 1827.

BARBA AZUL - DIBUJO PARA EL CUENTO DE PERRAULT. Author: FRANCOIS EDOUARD ZIER (1856-1924). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Mr. Kean as Brutus, 1810 - 1830., 1810 - 1830. Actors, Great Britain. Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Julius Caesar., 24 x 19 cm

Portrait of Maarten van Rossum, Cornelis Anthonisz. (manner or), after 1542 - 1548 print Maarten van Rossum. Ten -line text in Dutch at the top. His name left and right of his head. Published as a shift; Pressed the anger of the population on the attack on Antwerp in 1542. Low Countriespublisher: Antwerp paper Antwerp

Guyon, Richard Graf .

Louis Boulanger. Night watchman, costume model for Angelo, tyrant of Padua La Comdie-Franaise in 1835. Watercolor and graphite pencil on paper. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. Night watchman, costume model for Angelo, Tyran of Padua at the Comedie-Francaise in 1835 Comedie-Francaise, pencil, costume, graphite, night watchman, model, paper, theater character, padua tyrant, watercolor

Portrait of Count Heinrich Joseph von Bellegarde n.d. Jean-Baptiste-François Bosio French. Portrait of Count Heinrich Joseph von Bellegarde 334825

Alonso Perez de Guman, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550-1615). Grandee of Spain, a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece since 1581. Commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada. Portrait. Engraving.

Male costume time of Henry VI, 1422-1461, Harleian MS 2278. 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).

Helen E Gilman, Figurehead, c 1939 Figurehead

André Cardinal d'Autriche, Mathias Archiduc d'Autriche, Évèque de Constance (1600). Duc de Wirtemberg (1601). (Schrenck, Augustissimorum imperatorum, etc.). 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, Cardinals , Austria , 1600-1609, Nobility , Austria , 1600-1609

Portrait of the Castrato Gaetano Caffarelli. Pier Leone Ghezzi (1674-1755). Black chalk, pen and brown ink. Executed circa 1735. 28.5 x 20cm.

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Man in historic costume, Huib van Hove BZ, 1841 Man in historic costume, standing with banner. Costume worn on the costumed ball held in The Hague on 17 and 19 February 1841 at the 25-year marriage of King Willem II and Anna Paulowna. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: The Hague paper historical costume The Hague

Mr. John Kemble as Alexander the Great, 1827. Published in London by B. M. DeBurson. 23 x 19.5 cm

Hardin Walsh, Cigar Store Figure, c 1938 Cigar Store Figure

Woodcut by Michael Ostendorfer around 1550 depicting a Reichsherold, showing figure, heraldic symbols, attire, and ceremonial objects in mid-16th-century European printmaking style.

Portrait of Nadir Shah of Persia, 1698-1747. Illustration 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.

Lithograph by Moritz von Schwind from 1826-1827 depicting Johann Landner as Ajaxerle, showing costume, posture, and theatrical character.

Vettore Pisani, Venetian admiral, 1324-1380. He wears a red toque, ted tunic buckled up the front, suit of steel plate armour, cuisses, greaves, gauntlets, and shoes, edged with gold. His arms include two-handed sword and dagger. From the statue in Venice arsenal. Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from "Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries," Levy Fils, Paris, 1860.

Portrait of the painter and writer Niklaus Manuel Deutsch (1484-1530) in colorful Swiss clothes, like those of a German mercenary or Landsknecht. He wears a floppy hat, a embroidered doublet over white shirt, elaborately slashed culottes with codpiece, and striped odd stockings. He holds a brush and easel with oil paints. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.

The Hague, Beekman Hzn., JP, Netherlands, Hove Bz, Huib van, Album of the Costume Ball, 17 and 19 February 1841, Man in historical costume, 1841, verso - stamped, Woman in historical costume of a standard bearer. Part of the album consisting of a cover and six plates of costumes worn at the costume ball held in The Hague on 17 and 19 February 1841 on the occasion of the 25th wedding anniversary of King William II and Anna Paulowna., print, prent, kostuumprent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 360 mm, width 274 mm, Dutch, 1814-05-13 - 1867-11-14, print maker, printmaker, 1841 - 1841, paper, papier, lithografie (technique), met de handkleuring, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher

William Longuespee, Long Sword, Third Earl of Salisbury, 1176-1224. In chainmail hood that covers the mouth, hauberk, chausses, spurs. He wears an armorial tunic and coat of arms of six lions rampant on his shield. Handcoloured lithograph by Maddocks after an illustration by S.R. Meyrick from Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick's A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour, John Dowding, London, 1842.

Julia Turnbull, in The Naiad Queen, 1847. Additional, Naiad Queen., 1847. Dancers

Decorative Panel, Charles I; England; block-printed paper; 135 x 58 cm (53 1/8 x 22 13/16 in.); Purchase; 1982-11-5

La République Française. Dated: c. 1848. Dimensions: sheet: 43.4 x 29.8 cm (17 1/16 x 11 3/4 in.). Medium: lithograph on chine collé. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Monogrammist G. H. after Pierre Paul Prud'hon.

Cigar Store Indian. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 25.4 cm (14 x 10 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Elmer G. Anderson.

A Pole from around Warsaw according to the drawing H. Polewoj . A clip from a Russian magazine Wejerman, K. (n.n.), Polewoj, H. (n.n.)

Jenny Lind Paper Doll and Ten Costumes Designed for Her Operatic Roles, Lithograph on heavy white wove paper, Paperdoll, representing the figure of Jenny Lind and ten cut out costumes, numbered 1 - 10, each from one of Jenny Lind's operatic roles, designed to be placed over the doll, all in paper folder; tied with green ribbon. Enclosed in cardboard container, the cover bearing full-length portrait of the singer, its inner side cover identifying the ten costumes (in German and English) and showing a three-quarter portrait of Jenny Lind in the center., Europe, ca. 1850, toys & games, Paper doll, Paper doll

(He is reading a letter) A date, could it be from the cute Mme Giraud Yes, but it could also come from her husband who wants to pinch me…,” plate 8 from Coquetterie Published 1840 France. Lithograph in black on cream wove paper, with text added in another hand and letterpress verso . Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair: Teachers and Headmasters; 'The Head', The Reverand Edmond Warre, June 20, 1885, 1885. Chromolithograph.

Hofer, Andreas .

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H ESPAÑA - ENRIQUE III DE FRANCIA O ENRIQUE III DE VALOIS (1551-1589). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. Henry III of France. VALOIS ENRIQUE III. MEDICIS CATALINA HIJO. ENRIQUE II DE FRANCIA HIJO.

Standing man, viewed from the back. Artist: Victor Adam (French, 1801-1866). Dimensions: Sheet (Circular): 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)Mount: 12 5/16 x 18 1/16 in. (31.3 x 45.9 cm). Date: mid-19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Man wearing a purple and red vest, with a pince-nez and bowler. Artist: Sergey Sudeykin (Russian, Smolensk 1882-1946 Nyack). Dimensions: sheet: 16 x 8 7/16 in. (40.6 x 21.4 cm). Date: first half 20th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sogamy And embarrassing; Styfi, Jan (1839-1921), Matejko, Jan (1838-1893), Lewental, Samuel (Warsaw; Drukarnia; 1866-1890); 1876 (1876-00-00-1876-00-00);

Ludwig II. Czech Ludvik Jagellonskí½, Hungarian II. Lajos, Croatian Ludovik II. July 1, 1506 in oven died August 29, 1526 near Mohacs, was king of Bohemia, Hungary and Croatia from the originally Polish-Lithuanian dynasty of the Jagiellon 19th century, Record Date Not Stated, 1f-4941965

Gray pen and brush drawing by Francesco Ponte depicting the Paggi di Sabina, laved and watercolored, created in 1752.

Josep Puig i Cadafalch / False arches like windows in the Puig i Cadafalch House, 1897-1905, Argentona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Habit of an East Indian in sic Habitant des Indes Orientales.. Boissard, Jean Jacques, 1528-1602. Prints. 1757 - 1772. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Costume , History, Men , Clothing & dress , East Indies , 1500-1599

Mr. Marquis d'Antin (title registered)

Design for Valkyries costume. Thoma, Hans (1839-1924), draughtsman, cartoonist

Louis Boulanger (1806-1867). "Angelo: guards, costume models". Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 38944-18 Weapon, costume, sword, model

Húsar prusiano del siglo XVIII. Grabado de 1910. Author: Ferran Xumetra.

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