Two women dresses for riding, one on horseback, are joined by the nanny bringing a child to meet them. The woman on the left rides side-saddle on a brown horse whose bridle is adorned with a pink tassel and whose mane is braided with a pink bow. A...
In a classical outdoor setting of white marble walls and greenery, a mother and her two children model their French fashions for the Journal des Jeunes Personnes. The year is 1859, the ascendancy of the regime of Napoléon III (Louis-Napoléon...
In this illustration of a Catholic family, a mother prepares her daughter for her First Communion while the girl's brother stands nearby. With one hand on a prie-dieu and the other holding her prayer book, the girl wears a white full skirted dress,...
A young woman and a girl visit with an older woman who sits on a park bench. The woman on the left wears a lavender dress with a long skirt with four ruffled tiers. The bodice is styled like a fichu with bold black ribbons crossing in front. The...
In this large horizontal print from the Journal des Marchands-Tailleurs, six men and a young child converse in front of a neoclassical building surrounded by trees in June, 1853. Comprising three groups of two, the pair of men on the left stand...
Illustrated by female artist Laure Noel (1827-1878), this print for the Catholic magazine "Musée des Familles" depicts two women and a child (or perhaps three generations) outdoors in a garden as they model their French fashions for 1857. The...
Taking a walk out of doors are two women and a young girl wearing French fashions for September 1857. The woman on the left wears a black full skirted dress with a white blouse. The bodice buttons down the front. The skirt and the sleeves have...
Two women and a girl stand in a well-appointed French parlor during France's Second Empire period. The woman in the center wears a blue dress with a three-tiered skirt and three-quarter sleeves. The dress is accented with bands and square motifs of...
A woman and boy look directly at the viewer, the seated woman holding the standing boy at his waist next to her on a bench. The woman wears a long sleeved white empire waist gown with a black tight-fitting bodice, laced up the center front. The...
A woman stands indoors near two children. The woman wears a three-tiered ruby red dress. Each tier is edged with three thin black stripes. She wears a heavy black velvet mantelet with embroidered Oriental style edges, indicating she has just come...
Boots; Bows (Ribbon work); Buildings; Clothing and dress; Coats; Collars; Cuffs (Clothing); Gloves; Hairstyles; Handkerchiefs; Hats; Men's clothing; Pleats (Sewing); Sailing ships; Seas and oceans; Shoes; Trees; Vests
Three men are conversing in a park that overlooks a seaport. The man on the left stands with his back to the viewer in order to show the back of his casually-fitted black lounge coat. He wears slim powder blue trousers and a white shirt with a...
A man and a woman in riding costumes meet another gentleman in morning dress. The woman wears a riding habit with a long full brown skirt and matching jacket with a peplum, both which button down the front. The sleeves of her jacket have French...
Three men converse at the top of a flight of outdoor stairs. The man on the left wears slim-fitting blue and gray Tattersall plaid trousers and a white pleated shirt. He wears a white waistcoat and a dark green double-breasted tail coat with...
At the height of the summer boating season, three men meet by the river bank in England in the summer of 1855. The man on the left displays the back of a fitted, camel colored frock coat that has two buttons at the back waistline. He wears slim...
A variety of English coat styles for men are shown in this illustration for March, 1855. Seven men are divided into two groups by the illustrator, the first group gathers around a man sitting in a chair, and the second group gathers around a man...
Three men stand in a park displaying fashionable outfits. The man on the left models the back of a blue tailcoat with with cuffs and two-button styling at the hips. He wears gray trousers and a white collared shirt. His gloves are tan and he...
A wide variety of English coat styles for men are shown in this illustration for the Gentleman's Magazine of September 1855. The entire party stands against a garden wall on which there are two neoclassical urns with rose bushes; tall trees form...
A woman and two men have a conversation while standing in front of a large neoclassical structure. The two gentlemen are arm in arm. The woman wears a dark blue riding habit with a white collared blouse with a red cravat. The jacket has moderate...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Hats; Dresses; Lace and lace making; Bows (Ribbon work); Ribbons
Two women are standing in a parlor. The woman on the left wears a white point lace trimmed bonnet with ruffles and pink flowers inside the brim. Her dress is lavender, with long bell sleeves and a jewel neckline. There are two rows of puffed tassel...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Hats; Ribbons; Lace and lace making; Jackets; Handkerchiefs
Two women are depicted outdoors, near a river. The woman on the left is sitting in a wooden chair. She wears a black bonnet trimmed with green ribbon, white lace, and green and white plumes. Her dress is lavender satin with long bell sleeves and a...
