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Ethel Warwick paintingEthel Warwick (1882-1951), Stage and film actress; wife of Edmund Waller, pictured at an easel painting, wearing a very artistic looking oriental cloak
Prince Edward of Wales as Knight of the GarterPrince Edward of Wales (1894-1972) (later King Edward VIII) dressed as Knight of the Garter. Date: 1911
George, Prince of Wales (later King George V). Seen here in Vice-Admirals uniform. Date: 1903
Roman Emperor Nero playing a harp and woman in Greek cloak, Peplos.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity
Maude Fealy, actress, in the role of a nunMaude Fealy (Maude Mary Hawk, 1883-1971), American stage and film actress, seen here in the role of a nun. Date: early 20th century
The Emir of Kano - the traditional ruler of the Nigerian city of Kano, capital of the modern Kano State, Nigeria, Africa. Date: circa 1950s
A Moorish woman from SenegalA young Moorish woman from Senegal Date: circa 1910s
Kenya - KikuyuAn old Kikuyu Chief - Kenya, East Africa. The President of the United States Barack Obamas Grandfather was alledgedly imprisoned as a Mau Mau guerilla (dominated by the Kikuyu)
Queen Elizabeth II by Terence CuneoPortrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II by Terence Cuneo, specially painted for The Illustrated London News to celebrate the Queens Coronation in 1953. Date: 1953
MenEarly 19th century fashion plate showing two designs for men. On the left is opera dress, complete with cloak and on the right a fancy dress costume for a page of the court of Francis I
Saint George and a RainbowSAINT GEORGE on horseback, with a rainbow in the background
Costume / Roman MenANCIENT ROME: Clothing worn by a Public Orator; a Senator; a Citizen and an Equestrian (rider)
Girl with red cloak and holly on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Girl giving food to a robin on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Faust by Stephen Phillips and J. Comyns Carr. First produced at His Majestys Theatre, London on 5th September 1908. Mr Tree as Mephistopheles. Mr Henry Ainley as Faust
Woman in traditional Welsh costume. Date: circa 1960s
Coronation of Queen VictoriaThe Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey on 28 June 1838. 1838
Victorian scrap - Little Red Riding Hood. late 19th century
Music cover, Say it with a Ukulele, words and music by Art Conrad, sung by Miss Gwladys Stanley. 1923
Misfitz - The Pied Piper of Hamelin. early 20th century
A Middle Eastern Bedouin Man Date: circa 1910s
St. Martin of Braga (520-589) sharing his cloak with a beggaSaint Martin of Braga (520-580). Archbishop of Bracara Augusta i Gallaecia (now Braga, Portugal). St. Martin sharing his cloak with a beggar. Engraving by Cibera. Ano Cristiano. 1853. Colored
Saint Jerome, 1646, by Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652)Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652). Spanish painter. Saint Jerome, 1646. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic
Portraits of Rogier Le Witer, Catharina Behaghel and MagdaleJacob Jordaens (1593-1678). Flemish painter. Portraits of Rogier Le Witer, Catharina Behaghel and Magdalene de Cuyper, c. 1635-1636. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
Abdelkader El Djezairi (1808-1883). Colored engravingAbdelkader El Djezairi (1808-1883). Algerian political and military. Engraving, 1887. Colored
The Early Iron Age. The bog body from Huldremose in Djursland from 100 AD. The woman wore a skirt of wool, a scarf and two fleece capes. Her hair was tied up with a long woollen cord
Statue of the goddess Artemis, perhaps Artemis Bendis wearing a Phrygian cap. Limestone. Made in Cyprus. 300-200 BC. From the Sanctuary of Apollo at Pyla. British Museum. London. England
Maximilian I (1459-1519), Holy Roman EmperorMaximilian I (1459-1519). King of the Romans (also known as King of the Germans) from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1493 until his death. Colored engraving
Statue of Ankhrekhu. EgyptQuartzite statue of Ankhrekhu. 1850 BC. 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt. British Museum. London. United Kingdom
Byzantine icon. Virgin of Tenderness. XV century. GreeceBYZANTINE ART. GREECE. Double-sided ICON with the Virgin of Tenderness (GLYKOPHILOUSA) and Saints in front and crucifixion on the back. Dated in the fifteenth century. Workshop conducted by Rhodes
Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of AngleseyHenry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768-1854), carrying St Edwards Crown at King George IVs Coronation as Lord High Steward of England, July 1821. 1821
Norman Costume C11ThNormans: embroidered super- tunic with wide sleeves, kirtles, mantle tied with cord, veil or phrygian cap, tunic, super-tunic, mantle & phyrgian bonnet. Date: 11th century
German Costume of 1400Ornately patterned, short, sleeveless super-tunics worn over doublets & chain-mail. Footwear: buskins or soled hose. Headdress: hoods or caps. NB: pouch & cloak with brooch. Date: 1400
German Nobles C. 1425Man: sleeveless, fur-lined & trimmed loose fitting garment, hose, piked shoes (cracowes) & a dagged cap. Woman: long mantle with a dagged border. Date: circa 1425
Noblewoman of C14ThNoblewomen: fur-lined mantle with heraldic embroidery & a garment that resembles a kirtle, being front fastening but with funnel sleeves. N.B knightly- girdle. Date: 14th century
Democritus / CoypelDEMOCRITUS Greek philosopher Date: 460 - 357 BC
Evening wrap and evening dress, 1919A straight, slim and elegant evening wrap on the left in emerald green velvet, and is trimmed with fur and brocade. Simplicity and originality combine in this evening dress of black satin
Major (later Major-General) Sir Neil Campbell CB (1776-1827), 1815 (c).Oil on canvas by Edouard Henri Pingret (1788-1875), 1819.Full-length
Illustration, A Song of the English, MelbourneIllustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine). Melbourne -- Greeting! Nor fear nor favour won us place
Anglo Saxon accessories and furniture.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages. 1798
Costumes of Morocco: Moor, Berber and Moorish nomads.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840
Robert Brindle, Bishop of NottinghamDr Robert Brindle (1837-1916), Roman Catholic Bishop of Nottingham (1902-1915). Date: early 20th century
Syrian Jewish Woman. Date: circa 1907
Ponte Dona Maria Pia - Oporto, Portugal. Forerunner to the iconic Ponte Dom Luis - a single decker bridge for carrying the rail line out of Campanha Station to Gaia
A young Moorish Woman of Senegal Date: circa 1910s
Pride comes before a fallAn illustration to the saying, Pride comes before a fall. Showing a rich man (possibly royal) in an encounter with a boy selling food from a basket in the street
Young Woman from Muscat, Oman Date: circa 1910s
Albanian WomanA woman from Shkodra, Albania