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...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Wedding costume; Veils; Lace and lace making; Flowers; Gloves; Hats; Feathers; Coats
Three women are depicted in a room. The woman on the far left wears a white ruffled bonnet with pink flowers. Her dress is blue with black ribbon edging and bows, with a wide square neck. Her blouse has a jewel neck and long, full gathered sleeves....
Women's clothing; Girls' clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hats; Ribbons; Stripes; Shawls; Veils; Lace and lace making; Books; Boots
A woman and two young girls are depicted in a parlor. The woman, standing to the left, wears a white lace bonnet with green ribbon. Her dress is tan with thin red edged lace ruffles that trims the sleeves, and the three tiers of the skirt. Her...
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,...
Four women, a young girl, and a black servant boy stand in a well-appointed, neoclassical styled room. The boy brings a valentine to the woman on a silver tray. He wears a dark blue suit with a white collar. One woman, the girl, and the boy are in...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Lace and lace making; Bows (Ribbon work); Bracelets; Fans; Flowers; Hats
Two women are depicted in a parlor. The woman on the left is sitting in a chair. She wears her hair partially up, with many ringlets on her forehead and around the sides, and rows of beads dressing the crown of her head. Her dress is blue and off...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
