Historical Women's Fashion

A collection of vintage illustrations depicting women in historical costumes from the 12th to 18th centuries, featuring elegant dresses, intricate details, and traditional accessories.

The figure represented here is a French lady of rank around 1600. The illustration dates to 1882.

Marguerite de Vaudemont, France, 1581. In her wedding dress, from a painting of her marriage to Anne Duke of Joyeuse on September 24, 1581. 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.

Laura de Noves, vintage engraved illustration. 12th to 18th century Fashion By Image

Fashion Plate, 'Evening Dress' for 'Lady's Magazine'. England, London, 1825. Prints; engravings. Hand-colored engraving on paper

Marguerite of Lorraine, sister of Queen consort Louise of France, sister-in-law to Henry III of France, wife of Anne Duke of Joyeuse, 1581. She wears a three-pronged cap, lace ruff, dress with jeweled corset, embroidered slashed sleeves and skirts with vertugadin or farthingale. The wedding dress from the painting Le Bal des noces du duc de Joyeuse. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Galerie Francaise de Femmes Celebres, Paris, 1827.

Lingere wearing a Bavolet, vintage engraved illustration. 12th to 18th century Fashion By Image.

Lady of rank, reign of Henry IV, England, 1408. 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.

The Queen Claude, vintage engraved illustration. 12th to 18th century Fashion By Image.

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

Anne of Austria, wife of Louis XIII, 1630. 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.

The figure represented here is a French lady of rank around 1600. The illustration dates to 1882.

Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I, 1630. 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.

Fashion Plate, 'Ball Dress' for 'The Repository of Arts'. Rudolph Ackermann (England, London, 1764-1834). England, London, October 1816. Prints; engravings. Hand-colored engraving on paper

Costume of a lady, reign of Queen Anne, 1708. 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.

Costume of a Thessalonian bride in 1581, from the work of Jean Jacques Boissard, issued in London between 1757 and 1772. The engraving is hand-colored and depicts the attire worn by women in Thessaloniki during the late 16th century, reflecting historical clothing and dress traditions in Greece during that period

Ermengarde, vintage engraved illustration. 12th to 18th century Fashion By Image

The figure represented here is a French lady of rank around 1600. The illustration dates to 1882.

Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria, wife of Louis of France, le Grand Dauphin 1660-1690. Marie Anne Christine Victoire de Baviere, Dauphine de France. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio X 54 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.

Louise Angelique Motier de la Fayette, maid of honour to Anne of Austria, queen to Louis XIII of France, 1618-1665. She wears her hair in ringlets with a string of pearls, dress with lace collar and cuffs, slashed sleeves, laced bodice, petticoat with gold embroidery and pompom slippers. After a miniature in oils in the editor's collection. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Galerie Francaise de Femmes Celebres, Paris, 1827.

Fashion Plate, Full Dress’ for The Repositiory of Arts’. Rudolph Ackermann (England, London, 1764-1834). England, London, December 1, 1823. Prints; engravings. Hand-colored engraving on paper

Woman in fashionable dress, reign of Henry 7th, 1505. 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.

Marquise of Verneuil, vintage engraved illustration. 12th to 18th century Fashion By Image.

Eleanor of Austria, Eleanor of Castille, second wife to King Francis I of France, 1498-1558. Handcoloured lithograph after an original portrait by Joos van Cleve in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VIII 12 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.

Ninon de Lenclos, vintage engraved illustration. 12th to 18th century Fashion By Image.

'Foemina ex Praecipua Nobi' from Trachtenbuch von Nurnberg (Costume Book of Nuremberg), no CXIX. Jost Amman (Switzerland, Zurich, active Germany, 1539-1591). Germany, 1577. Prints; woodcuts. Woodcut, ink on paper, colored in pouchoir technique

French soprano Hortense Schneider in her first dress in Jacques Offenbach's opera bouffe "Grand Duchess of Gerolstein," 1867. 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.

Francoise-Marguerite de Sevigne, Countess of Grignan, daughter of Madame de Sevigne, reign of King Charles II, circa 1663. 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.

Dress of the reign of King Henry VII, 1485~1509. She wears a frontlet headdress with blue embroidered top and gold-decorated wings, jeweled necklace, a purple velvet dress with gold belt and cuffs. The frontlet was worn as late as the reign of James I. Based on an ancient tapestry, Royal manuscript. Handcoloured lithograph from "Costumes of British Ladies from the Time of William the First to the Reign of Queen Victoria, London, Dickinson & Son, 1840. 48 mounted plates of women's fashion from 1066 to 1840 based on effigies, manuscripts, portraits, prints and literary descriptions.

Sophie Arnould, vintage engraved illustration. 12th to 18th century Fashion By Image.

Magasin des Modes Nouvelles Françaises et Anglaises, 20 Février 1787, pl. 1. Standing woman dressed in a Domino from the side with hood, mid-front closed with three bows, deposited with a garland from roses, doubled at zoom and cuffs. Accessories: earrings, ribbon around the neck, half mask with ribbons and fabric. On the tapped hair the hood of the Domino. The print is part of the 10th Cahier, 2nd Année, from the Magasin des Modes Nouvelles Françaises et anglaises series. The series consists of 172 fashion prints, published by BuisSon, Paris, 20 Novembre 1786 - 21 Décembre 1789.

Maria Theresa of Spain, Queen of France, wife of King Louis XIV of France, 1638-1683. She wears her hair in ringlets, a pearl choker, a dress in blue velvet decorated with fleurs de lys and lined with ermine, lace sleeves, quilted bodice decorated with pearls. After a miniature in the editor's collection. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Galerie Francaise de Femmes Celebres, Paris, 1827.

Costume of a female courtier, French Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.

Fashion Plate, 'Walking Dress' for 'La Belle Assemblée'. John Bell (England, 1745 - 1831). England, London, February 1, 1812. Prints; engravings. Hand-colored engraving on paper

English noble woman, era of King Henry VIII, 15th century. 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.

Louise Marguerite of Lorraine, Princess of Conti, 1595. Daughter of the Duke of Guise, member of the House of Lorraine. Married François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti. In crown, gown with upright collar, slashed sleeves, jeweled boxice, farthingale skirts. Marguerite de Loraine. Princesse de Conty. 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.

Eleonore galigai, vintage engraved illustration. 12th to 18th century Fashion By Image.

Judith of Bavaria, Queen of Louis I, France, 842. In crown, veil, velvet cape and dress lined with gold embroidery. Hair worn in a long plait. 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 quality, en neglige, reign of Louis XIV, 1696. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after Jean-Baptiste Bonnart (1654-1726) 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.

Jeanne of Sancerre, vintage engraved illustration. 12th to 18th century Fashion By Image

Dress of the reign of Edward III, 1327~1377. She wears a gold crown over a hairnet, an ermine-lined mantle over a green dress, with a purse hanging from her belt.Based on a brass of the wife of William de Wynston, Necton Church, Royal manuscript, "Vision of Piers Ploughman," brass of Lady Harvick, South Acre Church, Norfolk. Handcoloured lithograph from "Costumes of British Ladies from the Time of William the First to the Reign of Queen Victoria,î London, Dickinson & Son, 1840. 48 mounted plates

Journal des Luxus und der Moden, Weimar 1787, Nr. T.1 .. English woman in a court juke. Cap decorated with flowers and feathers. Fichu and flower corsage. Range in hand. The print is a mirrored copy to 20 Décembre 1786, 4th Cahier, PL. 1 by Magasin des Modes Nouvelles Françaises et Anglaises, published by Buisson, Paris, November 20, 1786 - 21 Décembre 1789.

Madame de Maintenon, vintage engraved illustration. 12th to 18th century Fashion By Image.

Fashion Plate (French Dinner Party Dress). John Bell (England, 1745 - 1831). England, London, June 1821. Prints; engravings. Hand-colored engraving on paper

Gallerie of French modes and costumes, 1785, nr.10, nr. 20, Kopie Naar GG 182: New Taffeta Levite one (...), c. 1785 Standing woman, reading in a book, dressed in a new Levite and skirt from plain Tafzijde, trimmed with striped tulle. Knot a sash with brushes around the medicine. The dressed hair decorated with ribbon and flowers. Copy to GG 182 from series GG. 31st Cahier des Costumes Français, 24th Suite d'Habillemens à la Mode and 1780, Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français. paper engraving fashion plates. dress, gown: robe à la lévite (+ women's clothes). sleeves (+ women's clothes). skirt (+ women's clothes). ornamental parts of clothing (+ women's clothes). book. styles of hairdress - AA - ~ women

Camille d'Hostun de la Baume, duc de Tallard (1652-1728), French diplomat, military commander and Marshal of France. He wears the ceremonial robes of the Ordres du roi and the cross of the Ordre du Saint-Esprit. Handcoloured lithograph after an original portrait in the chateau d'Eu from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.

Madame la Duchess de Roquelaur en habit d'Esté, 1695 - 1697 print Duchess de Roquelaur, standing, dressed in summer kit. She is wearing a manteau with tow, engagantes, devant-de-gorge (breastpiece) and a richly decorated skirt. Five mouches in the face. Accessories: Fontange with slips, beaded collier (pearl collier), long transparent scarf trimmed with a decorated edge and fringes, long gloves, fan. The print is cut out and stuck on another paper, Verso is a different print (see RP-P-2009-2065A). The print is part of a series of 31 costume prints, of which 26 with women and 5 with men, published by A. Trouvain, Paris, 1693-1696. The manuscript dates from 1700. paper engraving fashion plates. clothes, costume (+ women's clothes). dress, gown: manteau (+ women's clothes). head-gear: fontange (+ women's clothes). clothing for the upper part of the body (SHAWL) (+ women's clothes). gloves, mittens (LONG GLOVES) (+ women's clothes). skirt (+ women's clothes). fan (+ women's clothes). pear

Isabella of Scotland, vintage engraved illustration. 12th to 18th century Fashion By Image

Clothilde, Queen of Clovis of France, 496. 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.

Agnes de Loisy, wife of Jean Chastelain de Terote, died 1358. She wears a hat with large ear pieces and veil, coat of arms (argent, lion azure) lined with ermine, over red damask embroidered robe. From her tomb in Orcamp Abbey. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from "French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days," Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834.

Catherine de Medicis, queen of Henry II of France, 1519-1589. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Edward Hargrave from The Lady's Magazine and Museum of the Belles Lettres, Fine Arts, Drama, Fashions, etc., Vol. IX, Dobbs, London, 1836.

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, 'Femme de qualité en deshabillé d'esté'. Jean Dieu de Saint-Jean (France, flourished 1675-1695). France, Paris, 1684. Prints. Hand-colored engraving on paper

Fashion Plate, 'Carriage Costume' for 'The Repository of Arts'. Rudolph Ackermann (England, London, 1764-1834). England, London, September 1, 1826. Prints; engravings. Hand-colored engraving on paper

Marie Antoinette: The Queen of Fashion: Gallerie des modes et costumes français, 1787 Woman to the right, dressed in a winter juhnjapon trimmed with fur. Put her hands in a white sleeve of fur. On the hairstyle of loose curls a hat of white gaze with bows. Shoes with a heel. Print from series Ooo, 1er Cahier de Grandes Robes d'étiquette de la Cour de France Faisaint Suite Aux Costumes Français, Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français. paper engraving dress, gown: court gown or court dress (+ women's clothes). muff (+ women's clothes). head-gear: hat (+ textile fabrics used for clothes). styles of hairdress - AA - ~ women. head-gear: hat (+ women's clothes)

French peasant woman in festival costume, 1540. In bonnet, veil, gown with bodice, slashed sleeves. Paysanne en habit de fete. 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.

Lady of rank, reign of Richard III, 1483. She wears a tall hat over long loose hair, necklace, puff sleeves, blue robe with gold hem, gold girdle with flower clasp. 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.

Duchess of Longueville, vintage engraved illustration. 12th to 18th century Fashion By Image.

Her Majesty's Ceremonial Habit The Empress Joséphine / The Day of Coronation

Jenny Lind Paper Doll Costume, Donna Anna from the opera 'Don Juan', Lithograph on white wove paper, Paper doll costume for the figure of Jenny Lind representing Donna Anna from the opera Don Juan., Designed to be placed over the doll., Europe, ca. 1850, toys & games, Print, Print

Lady of the Order of the Scarf. It was established by Jean I, King of Castile, in 1390 to immortalize the role of the women of Placentia who helped lift the siege of their town by the English. It was later united with the Order of the Sash (Ordre de la Bande). The woman wears the order's distinctive gold scarf over her robes.. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a knight from a religious military order from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1796).

Going to a party dress; Fundamental attitude of the people, both men and women are portrayed in a particular skill. Staande Vrouw in een Kost, ca. 1570, met klokvormige Lange rok, waarvoor been schort. No. Bin 19 Fraw wann sie zu .... gehet.

Louise Adelaide d'Orleans, Duchess of Chartres, Abbess of Chelles 1698-1743. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait by Bonnard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.

JEANNE-ANTOINETTE POISSON (MARQUISE DE POMPADOUR) - Mistress to Louis XV of France Date: 1721-1764

Anne d'Autriche reine de France. 1625-1630. (Gravure de Corneille Van Dalen.). 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, Queens , France , 1600-1699

. French queens were expected to set an example in the realm of fashion. As the wife of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette threw herself into this task with enthusiasm. Together with her marchande de modes Rose Bertin and her hairdresser Léonard, she launched many a new fashion. Court etiquette dictated robes de cour - lavishly embellished gowns with wide skirts. When receiving visitors, Marie Antoinette wore a robe à la polonaise 1 2, but preferred an informal, loose-fitting gown when at her own pavilion in Versailles. This chemise de la reine 3 was quickly adopted by other women of the elite.

Duchess of Maine, vintage engraved illustration. 12th to 18th century Fashion By Image.

Isabella, Queen of Edward II, 1320. She wears a tall hennin conical hat with long veil, gold choker with pendant, velvet fur-lined dress, 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.

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

Gallery des Modes et Costumes Français, 1785, no. 10, no. 20, copy to GG 182: Nouvelle Levite The Taffetas Un (...). Standing woman, reading in a book, dressed in a new Levite and skirt from plain taffeta, trimmed with striped tulle. A sash with brushes. It tapped up her decorated with ribbon and flowers. Copy to GG 182 from series GG. 31st Cahier des Costumes Français, 24th Suite d'Habillemens à la Mode and 1780, Gallery des Modes et Costumes Français.

Fashion Plate (Parisian Evening Dress). John Bell (England, 1745 - 1831). England, London, January 1821. Prints; engravings. Hand-colored engraving on paper

Anglo-Norman Lady from the reign of King William I, the Conqueror, 1066-1087. She wears a long green full dress with long flared sleeves, a veil and gold diadem. Cotton MS (Nero C.4) in the British Museum. Handcoloured lithograph from "Costumes of British Ladies from the Time of William the First to the Reign of Queen Victoria, London, Dickinson & Son, 1840. 48 mounted plates of women's fashion from 1066 to 1840 based on effigies, manuscripts, portraits, prints and literary descriptions.

Fashion, France, 17th century. Mademoiselle Desmatins, musician of the Opera (Mademoiselle Desmatins Musicienne dell'Opera).

Fille De Qualité Habillée Pour Le Printemps. Leading young woman walking to the left dressed in a suit for spring. She is wearing a manteau with trail and a striped skirt with side pockets. On the head a hat decorated with bows of striped ribbon and hanging slips. Two Mouches in the face. Accessories: earring, bead collier (pearl necklace), impeller and gloves. The print is part of a series of 82 costume prints, published by Nicolas Arnoult, Paris, 1682-1690.

Mary Queen of Scots, Marie Stuart, queen of France and Scotland. Illustration drawn and lithographed by Madame Calon after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio IX 4 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.

Mlle. Anne Dussert as la Duchesse de Metz in La Dame des Belles Cousines by Louis Charles Achille d'Artois, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F. Noel after an illustration by Alexandre-Marie Colin from Portraits d'Acteurs et d'Actrices dans different roles, F. Noel, Paris, 1825.

Louise de Montmorency, 14961547. Wife of Gaspard I de Coligny. Kneeling in prayer In pink chaperon hood, armorial surcoat with her coat of arms, the Chatillon eagle, brown bodice lined with ermine. Louise de Montmorency, Dame de Chatillon. After a stained glass window in Saint-Martin de Montmorency church. 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.

The figure illustrated here represents a French lady of rankupper class womanbetween 1700 and 1750. The illustration dates to 1882.

Hunting dress, reign of William and Mary, 1695. She wears a tricorn, jacket with large cuffs and frogging, sash belt, skirts with gold embroidery, and holds a musket. 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.

Noblewoman in court dress, reign of King Henry III of France. In plumed cap, farthingale or vertugadin gown with upright lace collar, embroidered puff sleeves, Grand Habit de Cour, fin du Regne de Henri III. 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.

Queen Elizabeth I of England, after Hans Holbein, 1533-1603. 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.

Gabrielle d'Estrees, Duchess of Beaufort and Verneuil, Marchioness of Monceaux, mistress of King Henri IV of France. Handcoloured lithograph directed by Breton and Borromee after an original portrait in l'hotel d'Estrees from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.

Mlle. Decroix in "Les Trovatelles" at the Opera Comique. Marguerite Jeanne Camille Decroix was a soprano opera singer who debuted in 1848. Handcoloured lithograph by Alexandre Lacauchie from "Galerie Dramatique: Costumes des Theatres de Paris" 1853.

Woman in costume as a magician (magicienne) for a masquerade ball, late 19th century, Paris. Designed by M. Robin. Handcoloured lithograph published by Martinet, Paris, 1880s.

Journal of ladies and fashions: Ladies Fashion, 1801 Woman, seen on the back, with pyramid -shaped turban on the head. A scarf from Foulard around the shoulders. She is wearing a dress with sleep. Further accessories: long gloves, fan, flat striped shoes with pointed noses. The print is part of the fashion magazine Journal des Dames et des Modes, published by Pierre de la Mésangère, Paris, 1797-1839. paper engraving fashion plates. dress, gown (+ women's clothes). clothing for the upper part of the body (SHAWL) (+ women's clothes). fan (+ women's clothes). head-gear: turban (+ women's clothes). shoes, sandals (+ women's clothes). gloves, mittens (LONG GLOVES) (+ women's clothes)

Costume of a French princess at the court of King Charles VI, late 14th century. In tall horned headdress with long veil, long-sleeved gown, bejeweled ermine front, armorial skirt with ermine hem. Charles the Mad's daughters included Isabella, Joan, Marie, Michellle, Catherine. Princesse de la cour de Charles VI.

Lady of the court of King Francis I, France, 1535. In turban with gold mesh, blue gown with slashed sleeves, gold embroidery. Dame de la Cour de la Francois I. 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.

Woman from Rome, 1569 Vrouw shipped Rome. Onderdeel van het kostuumboek getiteld 'of nearly the age of our attitude, never before this Aediti', Venetië 1569.Heruitgave shipped 1569 van de Eerste editie shipped 1563. paper engraving fashion plates Rome

Lady of the Court of Henry IV, vintage engraved illustration. 12th to 18th century Fashion By Image.

Ladies Monthly Museum, 1 october 1804 : Morning Dress. Full Dress..Woman in a morning juice with short sleeves. On the head a canopy hat decorated with flowers. Continue accessories: scarf, long gloves and a parasol with tilted deck. 'Full Dress' or evening dress with short sleeves and drag. Underskirt (). Accessories: hairpins, necklace, belt, long gloves and impeller. Probably from the fashion magazine 'Ladies Monthly Museum', London, 1798-1832.

Louise de Lorraine, queen of France, wife of King Henri III of France. Illustration by Dunand, lithograph by Breton after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio IX 54 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.

Agnes Sorel, mistress of King Charles VII of France, c.1409-1450. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Pierre de la Mesangere's "Costumes des femmes celebres" (Costumes of Famous Women), Paris, 1827.

Margaret of Flanders, vintage engraved illustration. 12th to 18th century Fashion By Image

Coloured illustration of playing cards from the Louis-Philippe era; lithograph attributed to Nanteuil.

Actress Mlle. Emilie Honorine Guyon as Louise in La Closerie des Genets by Frederic Soulie, Theatre de l'Ambigu Comique, 1846. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollet's Galerie Dramatique: Costumes des Theatres de Paris, Paris, 1846.

The nobility of Lorraine (The Nobility of Lorraine), Jacques Callot, 1620 - 1623 Standing lady, dressed in a dress with a wide collar, a hat with upright flap on the head, a flower in the hands. In the background, waxes and buyers at a stall. This print is part of a series of 12 prints with noblemen in costumes that were worn in Lorraine in the first quarter of the 17th century; Half of the series concerns men's costumes, the other half shows ladies' costumes. Nancy paper etching clothes, costume (+ women's clothes). dress, gown (+ women's clothes). nobility and patriciate; chivalry, knighthood. head-gear: cap (+ women's clothes). neck-gear: collar (+ women's clothes). clothing for the upper part of the body (with NAME) (+ women's clothes). flowers. skirt (+ women's clothes). skirt (UNDERSKIRT) (+ women's clothes). sleeves (+ women's clothes). Lorraine

Dama Inglese, MCCC. Watson, Stewart, active 1843-1847. 1840. Watson, Stewart, active 1843-1847. Drawings. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Costume , Italy, Grand tours (Education), Women , Clothing & dress , England , 1300-1399

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

Queen Katharine, costume design for Shakespeare's play, Henry VIII, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Quality girl dressed for spring, 1688 print Leading young woman, walking to the left, dressed in a costume for spring. She wears a manteau with a tow and a striped skirt with side pockets. On the head a hat decorated with bows of striped ribbon and hanging slips. Two mouches in the face. Accessories: earring, beaded collier (pearl collier), fan and gloves. The print is part of a series of 82 costume prints, published by Nicolas Arnoult, Paris, 1682-1690. paper etching dress, gown: manteau (+ women's clothes). fashion plates. clothes, costume (+ women's clothes). head-gear: cap (+ women's clothes). skirt (+ women's clothes). gloves, mittens, etc. (+ women's clothes). fan (+ women's clothes). pearl; pearl necklace (+ women's clothes). ear-rings (+ women's clothes)

Mlle. Emma as Madeleine in La Closerie des Genets by Frederic Soulie, Theatre de l'Ambigu Comique, 1846. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollet's Galerie Dramatique: Costumes des Theatres de Paris, Paris, 1846.

Laure de Noves or Laure de Sade, wife of Count Hugues de Sade, and muse of Francesco Petrarch, 1308-1348. She wears a long blue surtout with laced bodice and slashed sleeves, crakows or poulaines, and small cap with her long hair tied behind. After a portrait in oils in the editor's collection. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Galerie Francaise de Femmes Celebres, Paris, 1827.

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