A man and a woman stand on green carpet or grass in their French fashions of 1809. The woman's outfit, labeled number "1," is viewed from the back. The woman wears a long cream colored empire waist gown with a scalloped hem. The hem is trimmed...
A woman and man stand in a grove. Drawn during the height of the Napoleonic Empire, this illustration shows the woman and man in empire style. The woman's empire-waist 'half dress' is white with short puffed sleeves, and has green zigzag trimming...
In a Barcelona neoclassical park setting, a young woman and six girls play jump rope. Spain in the 1880s enjoyed economic prosperity after the Restoration of the Spanish Crown (1875), and these girls appear to reflect that prosperity. From the...
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...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Plaid; Earrings; Bows (Ribbon work); Gloves; Hats; Fans; Stripes; Parasols; Feathers; Flowers
Five women stand on a porch conversing with each other. The woman on the far left wears her hair dressed back in a loose twist at the neck with bangs. She wears oval pendant earrings. Her green plaid dress has a high collar and long sleeves. There...
Blouses; Books; Clothing and dress; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hairstyles; Lace and lace making; Mandolin; Necklaces; Sleeves; Tables; Women's clothing
Three women, one blond, one brunette, and one with red hair, are sitting on the porch. Two of the women stop their activities to listen to the first woman who plays a mandolin. Three accomplishments required of society ladies are shown: music,...
Five woman, one a bride, are standing in front of a church outside the door.The first woman on the left is wearing a grey, long-sleeved dress with a pink bonnet. The bodice is hip length and fastened down the center front. She wears a white blouse...
Two women are in a room decorated with two framed pictures, porcelain pieces, and two Oriental fans. The woman on the left is wearing a high-collared deep blue dress trimmed with medium blue, red and gold plaid at the center front. Her underskirt...
Five women in winter attire are standing in the snow with light snow falling. The woman on the left is wearing a tan and brown long-sleeved dress with fur lining, and a matching brown velvet plumed hat. Her garment has brown velvet edged wide...
Women's clothing; Girls' clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hair ornaments; Flowers; Necklaces; Bracelets; Handkerchiefs; Fans; Earrings; Archery; Boots; Lace and lace making; Bows (Ribbon work); Gloves; Bouquets; Chairs; Leaves
Five women and a little girl are depicted just outside a ballroom. The woman on the far left wears her hair half up with falling ringlets and a crown of white flowers. Her blue dress is off the shoulder with short sleeves and a pointed waistline....
One of several drawings from "La Vieille Armee francaise" (1820) or "La Vie politique et militaire de Napoleon" (Paris, 1826), showing infantry uniforms or "military exploits under the First Empire, which made [Charlet's] work popular with the...
The woman wears a blue, off-the-shoulder dress with a closely fitted, tapering bodice and full skirts. The straight neck is edged with a wide band of white lace with a pale blue bow at the center, over the bust. The sleeves are tiered and puffed,...
Woman wears a white dress with short sleeves, a high waistline, and a low, square neck. The dress has a short train and is trimmed with a wide yellow band at the hem and sleeves. A yellow ribbon is tied in a bow beneath the bust ending at the...
A man wears a knee-length, dark blue coat with pockets and buttons over a black waistcoat, knee-length black breeches, and black hose. His shoes are black with gold buckles, and he wears a white cravat. He wears a curled, white wig and leans...
One of several drawings from "La Vieille Armee francaise" (1820) or "La Vie politique et militaire de Napoleon" (Paris, 1826), showing infantry uniforms or "military exploits under the First Empire, which made [Charlet's] work popular with the...
One of several drawings from "La Vieille Armee francaise" (1820) or "La Vie politique et militaire de Napoleon" (Paris, 1826), showing infantry uniforms or "military exploits under the First Empire, which made [Charlet's] work popular with the...
A mother and her two daughters are pictured inside a church, probably for the elder girl's communion. The mother stands at a wooden prie-dieu with red upholstery. She wears a long black dress with ruched edges and a train. Over the dress is a black...
A mother and eight children display their Parisian fashions for December, 1903, while they gather for a party. The figure of the mother divides the composition in half with four younger children on her right and four adolescents on her left. The...
Women's clothing; Plaid; Women's hats; Parasols; Lace and lace making
Four women are depicted outdoors in conversation. The dresses of two women are shown in color and two not in color. The first woman wears a white bonnet with green ribbon and bows and pink roses inside the brim. She wears a green checkered dress...
The top row shows the upper halves of three women. The woman on the left wears a yellow dress with long full sleeves, and a short lacy shawl with a ruffle-edged collar and ruffles along the hem. The shawl fastens with a square brooch, and the woman...
