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Wedding Dress of 1827Highly decorated wedding dress with embroidery depicting flowers, a low-cut ruff and very fanciful hair-styling
Theodor De Bry / Self?THEODOR DE BRY Dutch engraver
Guy De Caulliac / Anon EngGUY DE CAULLIAC or CHAULIAC French medical
Buckingham / Wil PassaeusGeorge Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham Statesman
Ag De Busbecq / BoulonoisAUGIER GHISLAIN DE BUSBECQ Flemish scholar, traveller and diplomat
Lister / Sir Martin / AnonSIR MARTIN LISTER Father of Martin Lister the naturalist
Andreas GryphiusANDREAS GRYPHIUS German writer
Pink Teagown 1899Pink teagown with watteau pleat, accodian pleated chiffon trimmed tunic, yoke & cuffs, black passementerie, accordian pleated under-skirt, high collar with a bow
HENRY STUART (1594-1612)HENRY STUART, Prince of Wales. Son of King James I (James VI of Scotland)
Gold Dress 1830SLate C19th century depiction of clothing from the 1830s. The dress has full sleeves tight from the elbow to the wrist & a full skirt & is worn with a belt & ruff
Racial / German / FriburgA Friburg woman in bridal costume
Johan Iii / Oval ProfileJOHAN III King of Sweden (1568 - 1592)
KING EDWARD VI 1537-1553A fine portrait of Edward VI, King of England, dressed in half-body armour, paned trunk hose and brightly-coloured cannions
Gown with Ruff StrapsA bias cut pink satin gown by Jeanne Lanvin with a gored skirt and large multi-coloured ruff-like sleeves
Broken Hearted ClownThe head of a laughing clown illustrates the song, Broken- Hearted Clown"
Gown of 1814 / RobidaA fair Parisienne of 1814 according to a later source, wears a green gown with scalloped hemline & ruff, a hat with large brim & rosette & a fringed shawl
German Saxon Girl 19CA Saxon girl from Germany, dressed in a bonnet, wide ruff, stripy top, lacy apron and pleated skirt, and carrying a book
Walking Dress 1815A long sleeved earth coloured gown (or possibly a pelisse worn over a gown) with a triple tier ruff. It is Worn with a green & red shawl and a bonnet with plumes
Green Morning Dress 1823A lady holds a miniature of her lover. Her green dress has 2 rouleau round the hem and a white vandyked ruff. Her lace cap, adorned with flowers, ties with a pink ribbon
Englishman 1580He wears the characteristic garments of the Elizabethan male - doublet with double linen collar where he might have worn a ruff : short cloak, elegant hose
Costume / Feather Fan / 1900Gown with a sac bodice composed of a large weave net, high all round collar with ruff, floral relief trim & an accordian pleated skirt ornamented with beaded waves
Marie De HautefortMARIE DE HAUTEFORT Duchess of Schomberg and member of the court of Anne of Austria (later confidante of Cardinal Richelieu)
Frenchwoman 1760The ruff is back, but integrated with the plain but rich gown worn by this noblewoman during the reign of Louis XV Date: 1760
Frenchwoman 1560The high collar with a ruff, the leg-of-mutton sleeves and the apron in a contrasting colour distinguish this dress worn during the reign of Francois II
Frenchwoman 1580SHigh ruff, slashed sleeves with shoulder-pieces, characterise the gown of this lady of the reign of Henri III
Frenchwoman 1570Though her country is being ravaged by the Religious Wars, this lady is more concerned with her fine gown with its high ruff; possibly this is her wedding dress ?
FRENCHWOMAN 1570- 2A lady-in-waiting supports the hand of her mistress : though more modestly dressed, she still wears a high ruff, and deep sleeves to her fine gown
Frenchwoman 1576The upraised gauze wings of this ladys ruff, framing her head, are a fashion novelty which comes in during the reign of Henri III for elaborate party gowns
Frenchwoman 1790The Revolution brings in a revolution in womens fashions - yet this simple dress is tasteful, and ornamented with ruff and sash
Frenchwoman 1590S - 2Something like a farthingale marks the style of this sober but none the less ornamented gown, raised to reveal a much more flamboyant underskirt; note the raised ruff
Frenchwoman 1590SThis lady of the time of Henri IV seems almost choked by her ruff : her gown is sombre in colour but fringed and fitted with slashed sleeves
Eccentric Juvenile GarbMan: trousers with decorative border on outside leg. Girl: pink print dress, pantalettes & pelerine. Boy: full skirted blue coat, V shaped waist seam & very full sleeves
Mary, Queen of ScotlandMary, Queen of Scots
Lord Darnley / ArmytageHENRY STEWART, LORD DARNLEY Cousin and second of the three husbands of Mary Queen of Scots (m1565); father of James I of England
Vivien Leigh / ElizabethanVIVIEN LEIGH English actress of stage and film in Fire Over England (1936)
Types of Ruff Late C16ThFrench and English ladies wearing elaborate RUFFS
Duke of AlenconFRANCOIS DE VALOIS, DUKE OF ALENCON French soldier; son of Henri II
JOHN DONNE 1572-1631JOHN DONNE English Poet
Johann Gutenberg / Liz1900JOHANN GUTENBERG German printer who invented the movable types system
Sir T Gresham / RobinsonSIR THOMAS GRESHAM English financier who built the Royal Exchange and founded Gresham College
Cervantes / Brown / MorenusMIGUEL DE CERVANTES Spanish novelist
Tudor Costume Early C16Two French noblemen. Note the low cut doublets which reveal the shirts which are drawn tight at the neck - a fore-runner of the ruff, also the duck-bill shoes
Costume / Men / German 18CA German messenger of the royal court in red tunic
Costume / Men / Bourgeo 1580A middle-class man, probably French, in a wide green cloak and red breeches and shoes
Costume / Women / 1570An affluent lady in her town dress and hat; another lady just behind her is dressed for a masqued ball
Costume / Women / 1556An aristocratic lady of the Royal Court, in a green dress with large white ruff, and carrying a book
Ferdinand II of GermanyKING FERDINAND II OF GERMANY Emperor of Germany as a young man
F De Remond / LarmessinFLORIMOND DE REMOND French historian