Crinoline Collection

Princess Alice of Great Britain & Grand Duke Louis of Hesse
Princess Alice (1843-1878), third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert pictured here around the time of her marriage with her husband Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse-Darmstadt

Queen Victoria / Dachshund
QUEEN VICTORIA Queen Victoria pictured at her desk, c.1865 in the company of one of her dachshunds, possibly Waldie

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in wedding costumes
Louis XVI, King of France (1754-1793, reigned 1774-1792) with his wife Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) in their wedding costumes at the ages of 15 and 14 respectively

Great Expectations: The Dickens Christmas Spirit by Matania
A Dickensian Christmas as imagined by the Italian-born artist, Fortunino Matania, who in his later career concentrated on historical genre subjects

Cinderella running away from the ball as midnight strikes. 20th century

Edward Vii / Alexandra / Son
EDWARD VII as Prince of Wales, with Alexandra and their first son, Victor (Albert duke of Clarence) circa 1865 Date: 1841 - 1910

Georgina, Countess of Dudley
Georgina Elizabeth (nee Moncreiffe), Countess of Dudley (1846 - 1929), society beauty and second wife of 1st Earl Dudley. Daughter of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe

Ludwig Ii / Sophie Charlot
KING LUDWIG II OF BAVARIA AND PRINCESS SOPHIE CHARLOTTE Seen during their engagement: the marriage was cancelled in strange circumstances

Woman in a crinoline dress on a greetings card
Woman in a crinoline dress in a garden on a greetings card, with verse below. Date: early 20th century

Womens fashions for May 1851
Womens Fashions for May 1851. 1851

Two women in the latest French fashions, sitting on a garden bench. On the left is a pink dress with lace trimming below the neck

W & M Howitt / Stereo Cdv
WILLIAM AND MARY HOWITT (Mary: nee BOTHAM) Writers - husband and wife

Eliz Gaskell / C De Visite
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Writer

Tossing the pancake, Shrove Tuesday, Westminster School
Tossing the pancake on Shrove Tuesday at Westminster School, London. 19th century

Party hosts Mr Bryan Guinness (1905-1992) and his wife (Diana Mitford) in her Mariette Crinoline at their house in Buckingham Street

Afternoon tea in a Victorian drawing room, 19th century.. Ladies in crinoline dresses wait for a footman in livery bring the tea tray

Cartoon, At the camp of Maurice de Saxe (1745). Elegant ladies of the theatre step out of a carriage and are kissed on the hand by the French general and Marshal of France

Harlequin, Columbine and Pierrot
Harlequin illustration, showing Harlequin and Columbine, with Pierrot looking through an open door. Date: 1923

Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and children feeding poultry
Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their children feeding the foreign poultry at the Chinese Summer House, Buckingham Palace Gardens Date: circa 1840s

Garden Whist playing cards scorecard, two young women in crinoline dresses and bonnets

The Croquet Tournament Date: 1863

The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 1863 Date: 1863

Emile de Girardin and his wife Delphine, French writers
Emile de Girardin (1802-1881), French journalist, publisher and politician. and his wife Delphine (nee Gay, 1804-1855), French author under the pen name of Vicomte Delaunay. Date: circa early 1850s

Princess Elizaveta Trubetskaya, Parisian salon hostess
Princess Elizaveta Esperovna Trubetskaya (Lise Troubetzkoi, 1834-1907), Russian lady-in-waiting and Parisian salon hostess. Date: circa 1860s

Princess Pauline von Metternich, Austrian socialite
Princess Pauline von Metternich (nee Countess Pauline Sandor de Szlavnicza, 1836-1921), Austrian socialite. She married her uncle, Prince Richard von Metternich, Austrian ambassador to France

Cora Pearl, English courtesan in France
Cora Pearl (Eliza Emma Crouch, 1836-1886), English courtesan in France. Date: circa 1860s

People at a ball, Tuileries, Paris Date: 1869

Woman in a crinoline evening dress Date: circa 1850s

Woman in a crinoline underskirt Date: circa 1850s

Woman out walking in a crinoline dress Date: circa 1850s

Woman in crinoline dress, getting ready to go out
Woman in crinoline dress in front of her mirror, getting ready to go out Date: circa 1850s

French female fashions, Second Empire, Constantin Guys
French female fashions, Second Empire - women in crinoline style dresses, sketched by Constantin Guys. Date: circa 1850s

Second Empire fashions in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris Date: circa 1850s

Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie, Tuileries Palace, Paris
Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie opening a ball in the Salle des Marechaux, Tuileries Palace, Paris Date: circa 1850s

The Crinoline Dame
A still life painting of some poppies in various colours, arranged in a white vase, beside an ornament of a young lady wearing a red coat over a crinoline dress. Date: circa 1922

Irene Vanbrugh as heroine in Pinero's Trelawny of the Wells
Irene Vanbrugh as the heroine, Rose Trelawny, in Pinero's play, Trelawny of the Wells Date: circa 1900s

Studio portrait of a woman on a carte de visite Date: 19th century

Soldier surprised by sweetheart standing with his rifle
Soldier surprised by sweetheart standing to attention with his rifle, Central Europe Date: circa 1850

Music cover, While We Danced at the Mardi Gras, words by John Mercer, music by Alfred Opler. Date: 1931

Advert, Watson's Matchless Cleanser for every household and laundry use. Date: 1927

The Matrimonial Arrangement Association (Limited) - a Victorian form of Speed Dating! Date: 1867

Mrs G Warrand and Alick Warrand, Scottish couple Date: 1861

Introducing a Lady to Her Majesty Queen Charlotte
Debutante Ceremony of Introducing a Lady to Her Majesty Queen Charlotte at the Court of St James's, 1766 Date: 1766

Ball at St James's Palace, London on the celebration of Queen Charlotte's Birthday, 9 February 1786. Date: 1786

Illustration, Song of the Girondins
Illustration, Chant des Girondins (Song of the Girondins), a patriotic song from the time of the French Revolution, calling on young men to die for their country

Admirers - Crinoline 1850s
Promotional music sheet for A Few Words About The Crinoline, by Thomas Walker. A young man leans forward in an attempt to obtain a kiss from a woman in a an extraordinarily wide crinoline who stands

Illustration, Malbrough is going to war
Illustration, Malbrough s'en va t'en guerre (Marlborough is going to war). Elegant ladies faint when they hear that Monsieur Malbrough is dead and buried as a result of going to war

Original Artwork - Woman in red dress surprised by mouse
Original Artwork - A woman in a wide-skirted red dress surprised by a little black mouse. The candle casts a large and ominous black shadow on the wall behind her. Date: circa 1937

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