Breeches Collection (page 2)

English huntsman fording a river with fox hounds, 19th century. Facey Romford urging his horse up the opposite river bank. Captain Spurrier cut down by Romford

King Henry VIII of England celebrating May Day with his first queen Catherine of Aragon, circa 1509. He is dressed in anachronistic Victorian outfit of top hat, coat, chain breeches and boots

Henry VIII of England meeting Francis I of France on horseback at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, 7 June 1520. Coats of arms hang from trees and knights in armor and heralds gather for a tournament

Woman with parasol, era of Marie Antoinette
Woman in draped skirt over striped petticoats, with parasol and bonnet, era of Marie Antoinette. La Nymphe galante au Palais Royal, bonnet a la Richard

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a miser with bags of gold coins on a table. Death and the Miser. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio

Woman in flower-trimmed outfit, era of Marie Antoinette
Woman in extravagant tall floral bonnet, wearing a fichu and corsage, flower-trimmed pale green dress, holding a fan. Era of Marie Antoinette. Handcolored engraving by Ch

Woman with large fur muff, era of Marie Antoinette
Woman in bonnet, long crimson coat over white petticoats, with both hands in a huge fur muff. Era of Marie Antoinette. Handcolored engraving by Ap

Fashionable woman in dress with rosettes, era of Marie
Fashionable woman in petite maitresse style: pink dress ornamented with green flower rosettes, bonnet with flowers. Handcolored engraving by E

Woman in chapeau and redingote, era of Marie Antoinette
Fashionable woman in flowery chapeau and veil, wearing a fichu and green velvet redingote over a grey silk dress and holding a cane. Era of Marie Antoinette. Handcolored engraving by A

Traditional Austrian dancers and band - Innsbruck
Traditional Austrian National dancers and band - Innsbruck, Austria. The Funny Wipptaler Date: circa 1910s

Cartoon, A Friend at Court (John Bright)
Cartoon, A Friend at Court -- a satirical comment on the radical Liberal MP John Bright, a Quaker (hence the friend pun), who had recently obtained a Cabinet position (President of the Board of Trade)

Cartoon, A Dress Rehearsal (John Bright)
Cartoon, A Dress Rehearsal -- a satirical comment on the radical Liberal MP John Brights expectation that he might obtain a Cabinet position in the next Liberal government

Boy and girl dancing
Boy in a blue suit and knee length breeches dancing with a girl in a blue dress. Artist: Ellen Jessie Andrews Date: 1904

Victorian scrap, Boy with pink roses. 19th century

Victorian scrap, Boy with bouquet of flowers. 19th century

Victorian scrap, Boy and Dog. 19th century

Victorian scrap, a native of Crete. circa 1890

His Mother Hardly Knew Him, The Guild of the Good Samaritan, Clothe the Poor. 1899

Music cover, The Kerry Recruit, Old Irish Song, written by Miss Somerville, composed and arranged by Charles O Malley. circa 1900

Music cover, The Dark Girl Dress d in Blue, sung by Kate Harley, and written and sung by Harry Clifton at the London Music Halls. With the International Exhibition of 1862 in the background. 1862

Little Women - Christmas entertainments
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Christmas entertainments, in which the friends and family dress up and act out scenes from a romantic melodrama

Costume of the Swedes in the 16th century. Illustration from Andrew Swintons Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792

The game of paume (real tennis), 18th century. A man with racquet watches other nobles playing real tennis over a net in a courtyard

Visitors in Pelisses
Guests at a fashionable salon, all wearing extravagent fur-lined clothes, jackets, dresses and pelisses. By the early 19th century, fur lined and trimmed cloaks, coats and jackets were all the rage

Cavalcade at Longchamp racetrack
Cavalcade de Longchamp. Two incroyables (fops) mounted on heavy dray horses instead of thoroughbreds at Longchamp racetrack

The problem with Capote bonnets: two womens deep-brimmed bonnets collide as they greet each other, while fashionable men watch

The old young man. Old dandy in jacket with high collar, bicorn, tight breeches and hose, has a cravat ties by a young shopgirl

Fashionable people playing the Capucine kissing game. The players must sit back to back with their arms entwined and endeavor to give each other a kiss on the lips by their contortions

Man with round bowler hat and whip
Man with round bowler hat, green jacket, waistcoat, cravat, breeches, whip and pink-striped stockings. When fashions appear strange or embarrassing, I recall the hammer wigs, wide-sleeve coats

Fashionable people playing the parlour game
Fashionable men and women playing the parlour game called the Statue. When one is condemned to be the statue, she is placed in the centre of the room

Fashionable people playing the memory game of the gentle knight. Players who have made errors have to wear paper horns in their hair. At the beginning, everyone is a gentle knight

Fashionable people playing the game of the candlestick base
Fashionable people playing the parlour game of the candlestick base. For a forfeit, one fool kisses a candlestick base which drips hot wax on a woman on a sofa

Fashionable people playing the game of Guess the Kisser
Fashionable people at a party play the game of Guess the kisser, a parlour game where a blindfolded girl has to guess who is kissing her on the cheek

Couples dancing La Poule section of the quadrille
Two couples perform the third section La Poule in the quadrille, a popular ball and salon dance from the early 19th century

The informal umbrella. A gentleman grabs the hand of a young lady and kisses her, while using his umbrella to prevent her aunt and chaperone from seeing it

Blessed thistle, Carduus benedictus, and bear s
Blessed thistle, Carduus benedictus, and bears breeches, Acanthus spinosus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Scene at a tavern in Andalusia, Spain, mid-19th century. A seated man with jug of wine invites a traveler inside. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857

An Officer of Pikemen in military uniform, 17th century
An Officer of Pikemen in military uniform of helmet, breastplate armour, sash, breeches, hose with sword and pike. Copperplate engraving by N.C

Musketeer with his matchlock, 17th century
Musketeer with his matchlock, bandileers and musket rest, 17th century. Copperplate engraving by N.C. Goodnight from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army

Soldier of the time of King James I armed with a caliver or arquebus, 17th century. Copperplate engraving by N.C. Goodnight from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of

Female dancer in costume of a woman of Krakow, 1845
Female dancer performing a mazurka in the costume of a woman of Krakow, Poland, at the Academie Royale de Musique, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie

Costumes of the Dutch, 18th century. Men in wide breeches, women in flattened hairstyles, skating on a frozen river, and riding boats and carriages with sails on the ice

Costumes of the natives of Dalagoa Bay, Mozambique
Costumes of the tattooed natives of Dalagoa Bay (Maputo Bay), Mozambique, in front of a village of circular huts. Man smoking tobacco with a curious hookah pipe made of bamboo and cow horn

Foppish mens fashion from the era of King
Foppish mens fashion from the 16th century. Man with large felt hat with multicoloured plumes, doublet with slashed sleeves, hose and boots from a manuscript Roman de la Rose, Harleian 4425

Uniform of a Chasseur-Voltigeur des troupes
French light infantry uniform of a Chasseur-Voltigeur des troupes legeres, Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques

Uniform of the Imperial Guard (petite tenue), Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Livery of a French courier, Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Costume of a town mayor, Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

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