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Ninon de l Enclos, French author, courtesan and salon hostess, 1615-1705. She wears her hair loose in ringlets, a low-cut mantua dress with bodice and skirt in green velvet decorated with bows
Marion de Lorme, lover of the poet Desbarreaux, 1613-1650Marion de Lorme, salon hostess, courtesan, lover of the poet Des Barreaux and Cardinal Richelieu, 1613-1650. She wears her hair loose in ringlets, a pearl necklace
Leonora Dori Galigai, wife of Concino Concini, exorcist and witch, 1571-1617. She wears her hair loose under a bonnet, a velvet dress with lace collar and cuffs
Seamstress in Bavolet, reign of Louis XIII, 1610-1643Seamstress, wearing a Bavolet headdress, reign of Louis XIII, 1610-1643. The Bavolet was a lace cap with a frill at the back, also known as the curtain bonnet
Renee de Rieux, La Belle Chateauneuf, mistressRenee de Rieux-Chateauneuf, La Belle Chateauneuf, mistress of King Henry III, 1550-158?. She wears a chaperon with peak, black velvet dress with shoulderpads, lace ruff collar, green sleeves
Marie Touchet, mistress of King Charles IX of France, 1549-1638. Daughter of an apothecary. She wears a bonnet on top of a chaperon, a ruff collar
Marguerite of Lorraine at her wedding ball, 1581Marguerite of Lorraine, sister of Queen consort Louise of France, sister-in-law to Henry III of France, wife of Anne Duke of Joyeuse, 1581
Louise of Lorraine, wife of King Henry III of France, 1534-1601. She wears a small cap headdress, upright lace collar, surtout decorated with pearls and jewels, fur sleeves
Mary Stuart of Scotland, wife of King Francis II of France, 1542-1587. She wears a lace cap, green surtout with shoulder pads and band of gold embroidery, damask petticoat
Jeanne de Flandre wearing the conical hat called la SyrienneJeanne de Flandre, wife of Jean de Montfort, Duke of Brittany. Wearing the costume she wore entering Nantes with her husband 1341
Elisabeth of Valois, daughter of King HenryElisabeth of Valois, wife of King Philip II of Spain, daughter of King Henry II of France, 1545-1568. She wears a jeweled cap, lace ruff collar, and rich
Isabelle de Limeuil, maid of honour to QueenIsabelle de Limeuil, maid of honour and spy for Queen Catherine de Medici of France, 1535-1609. She wears a lace headress, lace collar, and austere black dress decorated with black embroidered bands
Catherine de Medici, Queen of France, wife of King Henry II, 1519-1589. She wears a jeweled cap, lace ruff collar, surtout with high shoulder pads
Maid of honour to Mary Tudor, 1496-1533Maid of honour to Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England, queen to King Louis XII of France, 1496-1533. She wears a gable hood chaperon headdress with hanging tail
Louise of Savoy, Regent of France, mother of King Francis I, 1476-1532. She wears a French hood and wimple, velvet brocade surtout with long train and fur sleeves, and chain belt
Paula of Viguier, La Belle Paule, 1518-1610Paula of Viguier, Paule de Viguier, La Belle Paule, renowned beauty of Toulouse, 1518-1610. She wears her hair tied back under a velvet cap with feather
Jeanne de Sancerre, sister of Louis de Sancerre, Constable of France. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Galerie Francaise de
Francoise de Foix, Countess of Chateaubriand, 1475-1537Francoise de Foix, Countess of Chateaubriand, mistress of King Francis I of France, 1475-1537. She wears a chaperon headdress trimmed with gold cloth at the front
Young woman in the era of King Francis I, 1515-1547. She wears a chaperon headdress that has the form of a bonnet, purple velvet dress with wide sleeves, pearl belt and peacock feather fan
Woman of the court of King Francis I, 1515-1547. She wears a chaperon headdress, a red velvet surtout decorated with gold stripes, puff sleeves, and a gold-striped petticoat
Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, 1523-1574Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, daughter of King Francis I, 1523-1574. She wears a velvet cap, velvet dress with tight bodice, ruff collar, slashed sleeves, scarlet petticoat
Marguerite de Navarre, sister of King Francis I, 1492-1549. (Titled Margurite de Valois in error.) She wears a cap of ribbons decorated with jewels and pearls
Eleanor of Austria, second wife of King Francis I, 1498-1558. She wears a Spanish net cap, hair parted in the centre and plaited over the ears in oreillettes, slashed sleeves with ermine trim
Queen Claude, first wife of King Francis I, 1499-1524. She wears a rich chaperon headdress, velvet robe with fur sleeves, open at the front to reveal a rich skirt
Anne of Britanny, wife to King Charles VIII and King Louis XII of France, 1476-1514. She wears a cape bretonne headdress over a white cap, brocade robe trimmed with ermine, and gold chain belt
Agnes Sorel, mistress of King Charles VIIAgnes Sorel, Dame de beaute, mistress of King Charles VII of France, 1409-1450. She wears a tall brocade bonnet with long veil, necklace and velvet dress with fur trim, crakows or poulaines
Heloise d Argenteuil, died 1164Heloise d Argenteuil, nun, scholar and writer, best known for her romance with Abelard, died 1164. The large purse hanging from her belt is called an escarcelle (aumoniere or almoner)
Michelle de Vitry, widow of Jean Jouvenel des Ursins, died 1456. After her husbands death in 1431, she wore black mourning dress with the wimple and headband of a nun. From a painting on wood
Woman of the court of Rene I of Naples, 1409-1480Woman of the court of Rene d Anjou or Rene I of Naples, 1409-1480. She wears tall hennin conical hat with veil, red velvet dress over green petticoat
The beauty Euriant, mistress of the Count of NeversEuriant of Savoy, mistress of the Count of Nevers. The story of the beauty Euriant and Gerard de Nevers was related in La Roman de la violette by the poet Gerbert de Montreuil
Daughter of Jean Jouvenel des Ursins and Michelle de VitryWoman of the des Ursins family under Charles VI (daughter of Jean Jouvenel des Ursins and Michelle de Vitry). She wears a tall horned bonnet, gold surtout lined with fur, and long dress with train
Lady in waiting to Isabelle of Bavaria, wife of King Charles VI, 1389. She wears a tall conical bonnet with long veil, necklace, and gold dress with high waist and ermine hem, crakows or poulaines
Ermengarde, daughter of Fulk IV, Count of Anjou, died 1147Ermengarde, daughter of Fulk IV the Quarreler, Count of Anjou, died 1147. In tall headdress with veil, red velvet dress trimmed with fur, long crakows or poulaines, holding a book
St. Georges mushroom, Calocybe gambosa (Agaricus gambosus). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms, Harper
Dancer Georges Elie as Inigo in the ballet Paquita, 1846Dancer Georges Elie as Inigo in the ballet Paquita by Edouard Deldevez, Joseph Mazilier and Paul Foucher, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846
Frederic Lemaitre as Georges Maurice in La Dame de Saint-Tropez, Act V, by Anicet-Bourgeois and Dennery, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1844
Madeleine de Scuderi, French writer, 1607-1701. Handcoloured lithograph after an original portrait from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France
Anne, Duchess of Brittany, Queen of France, 1477-1514. Anne de Bretagne, Reine de France. Handcoloured lithograph by Georges Lafosse after a miniature by Jean Marot in Bernard de Montfaucons
Gontier as Stanislas in Michel et ChristineFrench actor Tonon Gontier (1785-1841) as Stanislas in Michel et Christine by Eugene Scribe at the Theatre du Gymnase, 1821
Mlle. Georges as Salome in Les Machabees at the Odeon, 1821French actress Mlle. Margeurite Georges (1787-1867) as Salome in Les Machabees by Houdart de la Motte at the Odeon, 1821. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malos Almanach des Spectacles
Artist and model -- Ah! Les Jupes Courtes! -- short skirts. You re going to draw my legs? But everyone will recognise me! 1917
Monsieur de Blowitz, Paris correspondent of The TimesCaricature, Henri Georges Stephane Adolphe Opper de Blowitz (1825-1903), Paris correspondent of The Times and Bohemian journalist. 1893
Maurice & Leonora Hughes at Biarritz by SemThe famous exhibition ballroom dancers, Maurice and Leonora Hughes caricatured at Biarritz by the French cartoonist Sem (Georges Goursat)
James Braid at the Bystander TrophyJames Braid and comparing match cards at the Bystander Trophy at St Georges Hill 1928
Front cover, Princess Alexis Mdivani (Barbara Hutton)Front cover, Princess Alexis Mdivani (formerly Barbara Hutton) at dinner in Paris with Georges Carpentier, boxer and actor. Date: 2 August 1933
Fancy dress costume - The Stamp LoverAn unidentified woman wearing a fabulous fancy dress costume on the theme of The Stamp Lover, complete with a regal crown. She wore the costume to a fancy dress ball at St
Georges Carpentier, French boxerGeorges Carpentier (1894-1975), French boxer. circa 1930s
Georges Clemenceau, Prime Minister of France, WW1Georges Benjamin Clemenceau, Prime Minister of France during the First World War. 1910s