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Cora Pearl, English courtesan in FranceCora Pearl (Eliza Emma Crouch, 1836-1886), English courtesan in France. Date: circa 1860s
Hardy Bros AdvertisementAn advertisement for Hardy Bros Ltd, Sydney based jewellers and silversmiths, with a decorative red border, promoting gem set watches, including an octagonal wrist watch in platinum
Passengers by the Corbeil Steamboat, Paris, 1846. Woman in green crinoline dress with bows, bonnet and cashmere shawl. The Corbeil bateau a vapeur took travelers out of Paris along the River Seine
Woman in violet satin dress with purple sash, 1913Woman in violet satin dress with purple sash ornamented with large velvet flowers. She swings an incense thurible. Robe de satin violet a ceinture pourpre et ornee d un grand ruban broche de fleurs
Second half of C15th. Man: demi-gown with hanging sleeves. Women: kirtle & short gown or ermine trimmed gown. Headdresses: butterfly & a hood-like one with an under-cap Date: 15th century
Fashion - Dog 1865Blue: demi-train, silk cord at hem, neck & as a device to loop up floating ribbon ends. Grey & purple: button & flat ribbon trim down the front & in points at the hem. Date: 1865
Women at Theatre 1814Crape gown, demi-train, shawl of cashmire, amber jewellery; hair a la Grecque with gold comb. Round dress, long lace sleeves, gold jewellery, black lace shawl; hair: Romano-Greek. Date: 1814
ASKLEPIOS - STATUEGreek demi-god of medicine, adopted by the Romans as AESCULAPIUS
Cora Pearl PhotoCORA PEARL (born Eliza Emma Crouch) - English-born courtesan whose convent-school upbringing led to a brilliant career as the queen of the Paris demi-monde : in 1867. Date: 1835 - 1886
Mieris - French Belle Epoque Stage ActressMademoiselle Mieris - Two portraits of the French Belle Epoque Stage Actress and Beauty, also described as Demi Mondaine, Cocotte and Courtesan ! Date: 1906
Fashions Palais RoyalClothing worn by society & the demi-monde of the Palais Royal. One man wears cossack trousers, another top boots while many of the ladies wear evening dress. Date: 1822
Dumas Fils / PhotographerALEXANDRE DUMAS FILS French novelist, portrayed as a photographer of the demi monde Date: 1824 - 1895
Fashions for Spring, 1919Demi-toilettes de Printemps. Soft blue and beige charmeuse make up the dress on the left, which has a distinctive note, a cleverly arranged panel of black satin
Oriental Turkish Beauty - Istanbul, Turkey Date: circa 1910s
Asklepios, Asclepius, Aesculapius, god of medicineAsklepios (Asclepius), the Greek god of medicine and healing, adopted by the Romans as Aesculapius. Date: BCE
Fashions for April, 1872A selection of ladies fashions from the Paris designers, April 1872. From left to right: Toilette de Diner, trimmed with a deep flounce
Pannier Skirts of 1868Pardessus with a Watteau pleat; pannier skirts & pleated or gathered flounces. Girl: over skirt & sleeveless bolero worn over a blue dress with horizontal stripes
Toilettes de Demi-Saison 1916Two ladies walk in a park modelling the latest mid-season fashions during the World War I period
Toilettes de Demi-SaisonTwo elegant women wearing the latest fashions from 1915, pose at a harbour side holding parasols
Tartan Trim Dress 1865Evening: short, puffed sleeves, pointed waist, over- skirt with demi-train caught up at one side. Grey dress: tartan collar, cuffs & ribbon ceinture with floating ends
Asklepios Finds BetonyASKLEPIOS, Greek demi-god of medicine, adopted by the Romans as AESCULAPIUS, depicted discovering the magical plant Betony
Teresa CornelysTERESA CORNELYS a prominent figure in Londons demi-monde
Danding the Demi-LuneTwo dancers - she wearing the attractive fashion of the day - perform the demi-lune in a dance hall on the eve of World War One, which seems to have eclipsed the half-moon dance
WEN CHUNG, a demi-god & the minister of thunder
Asklepios (Tooke)Greek demi-god of medicine : adopted by the Romans as AESCULAPIUS
Teresa Cornelys 18CTERESA CORNELYS A prominent figure in Londons demi-monde