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OLEFFE, Auguste (1867-1931). Young girl at the waters edge. 1899. Impressionism. Oil on canvas. BELGIUM. WALLONIA. HAINAUT. Tournai. Fine Arts Museum
Le Martyre de St. Sebastien. Ballet costumesBallet Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien, music by Claude Debussy and argument by Gabrielle d Annunzio. Costumes designed by Leon Bakst
BONNARD, Pierre. Portrait of Madame ReineBONNARD, Pierre (1867-1947). Portrait of Madame Reine Natanson and Marthe Bonnard. 1928. Symbolism. Les Nabis. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris
Paleochristian artGospel. 5th -6th c. Cover. Paleo-christian art. Sculpture on ivory. ITALY. EMILIA-ROMAGNA. Ravenna. National Museum of Ravenna
The Sunshine Girl by Raphael KirchnerA pretty young woman in a yellow dress pictured among yellow flowers. 1918
Erasmic soap, WW1 advertisementAdvertisement for Erasmic soap, a popular brand during the first half of the 20th century, depicting a pretty young woman with flaming red hair contemplating her reflection in a hand mirror while
Hijras, transvestites of Southern Asia. They are physiological males who have a feminine gender identity. Date: circa 1890s
Zulieka, Potiphars wife (or Potifar), presents Joseph to the harem. Indo-Persian Art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Turin. City Library
Test Match by David Wright - original gouacheTest Match by David Wright, featuring a seductive blonde wearing a pink strapless dress and a black picture hat. Date: 1946
Edwardian woman and man in hunting attireA woman in typical Edwardian dress and hat, posing for her photo outside a house with a man in hunting attire. Date: early 20th century
Armpit TattoosThe latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of armpits with small flowers and butterflies. A daring young woman shows off the butterfly tattoo on her armpit. Date: 1929
China - Shanghai - Woman with bound feet reclining on divan. Foot binding was the custom of binding the feet of young girls painfully tight to prevent further growth
KRAMSKOI, Ivan Nikolaevich (1837-1887). Unknown woman. 1883. Detail. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. Moscow. Tretyakov Gallery
Spain (19th c. ). Regency of Maria Christina ofSpain (19th c.). Regency of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies. Fastuous celebration of the Spanish Courts. SPAIN. Madrid. Museo de Historia
Marco Polo in the Court of the Great Kublai Khan. Illustration from a painting by Tranquillo Cremona (1860). Engraving
Russia (19th c. ). Moscow. LitographyRussia (19th c.). Moscow. Litography
Ottoman Empire (19th c. ). Bazaar at ConstantinopleOttoman Empire (19th c.). Bazaar at Constantinople. Litography. FRANCE. Paris. Biblioth豵 e des Arts D飯 ratifs (Decorative Arts Library)
ISABELLA Clara Eugenia (1566-1633). Infanta of Spain, daughter of Philip II. Painting
De Lamiis et Pythonicis Mulieribus (Of Witches and Diviner Women, 1508). Work by Ulrich Molitor printed in Augsburg (Germany). Xylography
BULGARIA. Rila. Monastery of Saint John of Rila. Nativity Church. 19th c. Detail. Fresco
France (1830). Revolution of July in Paris. Barricade in Boulevard Saint Martin on August 1st. Litography. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum)
Piero di Cosimo, Pietro di Lorenzo, called (1462-1521). Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Florentine school. Tempera on wood. FRANCE. Chantilly
France. Industrial Revolution. Woman working in a textile engine. Drawing by C.Laplante. Engraving
HALS, Frans (1580-1666). Portrait of a woman, possibly Sara Wolphaerts van Diemen. ca. 1630 - 1635. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. NETHERLANDS. Amsterdam. Rijksmuseum
Bath of an Indian princess. Indian-Mongolian Art. Maliwa school. 1720. Hindu art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. Marco Polo Gallery
SOROLLA, Joaqu(1863-1923). Zarautz BeachSOROLLA, Joaqu (1863-1923). Zarautz Beach. 1910. Post-Impressionism. Oil on canvas
Dressing scene of a priestess. Roman art. Early Empire. Fresco. ITALY. Naples. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: ITALY. Herculaneum
Esther before Ahasuerus. The banquet of Ahasuerus and the rejection of Vasthi. Flemish art. Tapestry. SPAIN. Zaragoza. La Seo Chapterhouse Tapestry Museum
ITALY. Pompeii. Villa of Mysteries. Beginning to the dionysion cult. 1st c. BC. Detail of the ritual of the cleanness. Roman art. Painting; Fresco
Mexico (19th c Tarasco Indians, inhabitantsMexico (19th c.. Tarasco Indians, inhabitants of the state of Michoacan. Litography
French Revolution (1792). Assault on the Tuileries (August 10). Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Versailles. Palace of Versailles
RUNGE, Philipp Otto (1777-1810). The Great Morning. 1809-1810. Romanticism. Oil on canvas. GERMANY. Hamburg. Hamburger Kunsthalle
Prehistory. Upper Paleolithic. Cromagnon men got together around the fire in a cave
Diane de Poitiers, Duchesse de Valentinois (1499-1566). French lady, favourite of King Henri II. Renaissance art. Painting. FRANCE. Versailles. National Museum of Versailles
Empress Theodora with her court. ca. 547. ITALY. Ravenna. San Vitale. Detail. Early Byzantine art. Mosaic
Two Indian warriors. Hindu art. Miniature Painting
Viceroyalty of New Spain (18th c. ). Mexico CityViceroyalty of New Spain (18th c.). Mexico City. Main Square. Detail. Colonial baroque. Painting. MEXICO. Mexico City. Chapultepec Castle
Montfort underwear advert by David WrightAdvertisement for Montfort Undies by the pin-up artist David Wright, with the tag line, Because I like nice things. Well, don t we all? Date: c.1947
Girl with Parasol by David WrightAn elegant lady seated on a garden bench under the shade of a parasol. Date: c. 1950
Princess Alexandra of Denmark (1844 - 1925), later Queen Alexandra, consort of King Edward VII, pictured around the time of her marriage to the Prince of Wales in 1863. Date: 1863
Adam, Eve & Fig-TreeADAM AND EVE TEMPTED Eve invites Adam to have a fig from the tree, while a very feminine-looking serpent watches
Picnic in a car at BrooklandsTwo women enjoying a picnic from the backseat of a car at Brooklands, 1927. 1927
The Harem SkirtDaring fashions for women in " The Sphere" magazine, 1927. The accompanying text scathingly declares that the Harem Skirt is " what we hope it will never be"
The Gartered SkirtThe gartered skirt, " the latest stunt costume", according to The Sphere magazine, which had the " merit of convenience, but the disadvantage of ugliness". 1927
A Flapper Girl" A smart costume for sport from the centre of feminine fashion", presumably Paris. A highly modern outfit featured in an article in The Sphere
Susi - with suitcase of clothesSusi - with a suitcase of clothes. 1950s
Les Elegances Parisiennes by Paquin -- a woman in a red and pink dress, looking down at her pet dog. 1916
Les Elegances Parisiennes by Cheruit, July 1916 -- two women in elegant, frilly dresses. 1916