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Drinkers and fiddler outside a village tavern, Georgian era. Sailors, a soldier and a yokel drink with a flirty buxom wench on a bench at a public house as a blind fiddler plays music
Two red-coat soldiers running off with a tailor's wife, Georgian era
Lumley Castle, Durham, England. House built by Sir Robert Lumley in the reign of Edward I, 13th century, and converted into a castle by Sir Ralph Lumley in 1389
Netherhall, Cumberland, England. Medieval stone Pele tower with later redstone extensions and wings added in the Georgian era and 19th century by the owners, the Senhouse family
Sundorne Castle, Shropshire, England
Lady Jane Maxwell (1749-1812), Scottish aristocrat. She married Alexander, Duke of Gordon, in 1767 and bore him two sons and five daughters. Political hostess and founder of the Gordon Highlanders
Katherine FitzGerald, wife of Thomas FitzGerald, 11th Earl of DeKatherine FitzGerald (c. 1504 - 1604), wife of Thomas FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Desmond, Anglo-Norman FitzGerald dynasty in Ireland. Legendary centenarian who died at age 100 or 140
Louisa Brunton, English actress who performed at Covent GardenMiss Louisa Brunton (1785-1860), English actress who performed at Covent Garden, London. She became the Countess of Craven in 1812 on her marriage to General William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven
Joseph Munden, English comic actorMr. Joseph Munden (1758-1832), English comic actor who performed at Covent Garden and Drury Lane. In wig, high-collar coat with cravat
Thomas John Dibdin, English dramatist and songwriterThomas John Dibdin (1771-1841), English dramatist and songwriter of The Oak Table and The Snug Little Island. Depicted in high-collar coat and cravat. Thomas Dibdin Esquire
Mrs Frances Abington or Fanny Abington, English actressMrs Frances Abington or Fanny Abington (1737-1815), English actress who performed at Drury Lane and Covent Garden. Born Frances Baeton, she married royal trumpeter and music teacher James Abington
Mr. John Bannister, English actor, comedian and theatre managerMr. John Bannister (1760-1836), English actor, comedian and theatre manager. In wig, cravat and high-collar coat
Olivia Serres, English painter, writer and impostorOlivia Serres (1772-1834), English painter and writer, also famous as an impostor and pretender to the title of Princess Olive of Cumberland
John Fawcett, in costume as the jester Touchstone in ShakespeareMr John Fawcett (1768-1837). in costume as the jester Touchstone in William Shakespeare's As You Like It
Joseph Shepherd Munden (1758-1832), English comedian, actor and manager who appeared at Drury Lane and Covent Garden. In wig, overcoat and white cravat
William Brereton, English actor and comedianWilliam Brereton (1751-1787), English actor and comedian. A famously inferior actor and a drunk, he died in Hoxton mental asylum
Carolina Matilda, Princess of Great BritainCarolina Matilda, Sister of King George III, Princess of Great Britain, Queen of Denmark and Norway, 1751-1775. Married at age 15 to King Christian VII of Denmark and Norway
Lady Augusta Campbell, daughter of John Campbell, 5th Duke of ALady Augusta Campbell (1760 - 1831), daughter of John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, wife of notorious gambler Colonel Henry Mordaunt Clavering
Miss L--b--t, 18th century celebrity. Beauty with her hair up with veil, low-cut decollete dress
Miss Jane Pope of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane (1744-1818). English actress who performed for over 52 years on the London stage
Elizabeth Billington, Regency era opera singerElizabeth Billington (1768-1818), English opera singer who was popular in England and Italy. Born Elizabeth Weichsel, she married musician James Billington in 1783 and M. Felissent in 1799
Mrs Charlotte Goodall, English actress and comedian 1766-1830. Pictured in wig, fichu and dress, holding a page with the title As You Like It
George Frederick Cooke, of the Theatre Royal Covent GardenMr. George Frederick Cooke (1756-1812), of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden. English actor famous for his performance in Shakespeare's Richard III. In high-collar shirt, cravat and coat
Mrs. Isabella Mattocks, English actress, singer and dancerMrs. Isabella Mattocks (1746-1826), English actress, singer, dancer and instrumentalist, wife to George Mattocks, actor and manager. In lace veil and frilled collar, velvet robe
Domestic servant of the Grand Vizier. He wears turban, long-sleeved robe, skirts and yellow boots. In his belt is a yataghan or scimitar
Turkish man in his chall or shawl. In rich cloak with fur trim, wearing an embroidered chall
Musician belonging to the Grand Signior or Sultan. He is playing a baglama or saz, a long-necked lute
Chief of the Ulemas or Professors of Law. In huge turban distinctive to high-ranking lawyers and judges
Grand Vizier to Sultan Selim III, Ottoman Empire. He wears a tall hat, long cloak in black and white
Bostandji Bachi or Chief Gardener to the Sultan, Ottoman EmpireBostandji Bachi, Chief Gardener to the Sultan, Ottoman Empire. The Bostandji is a corps of bodyguards, gardeners, rowers of the Sultan's barge or caique
Turkish lady in her wedding dress (rear view). Bride in a embroidered crimson robe with hood and long braids
Stool bearer to the Grand Signior, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. The officer aided the sultan when he mounted his horse. In headdress, pelisse coat with fur trim, yellow boots
Sailor in the Turkish Navy, Ottoman Empire. He wears a scarlet hat, sleeveless waistcoat, shirt, girdle and harem pants
Costume of a domestic servant or Tchocadar, Ottoman Empire. He wears a hat with turban, blue coat, striped robe, yellow boots
A Bosniac or man from Bosnia, Ottoman EmpireCostume of a Bosniac or man from Bosnia, Ottoman Empire. He wears a tall felt hat, blue cloak, green robe with girdle, scarlet hose and slippers
Costume of the confectioner to the Sultan's Palace. He wears a felt hat, long green cloak, striped robe, yellow slippers. Confectioners make iced fruit sherbets flavored with musk
Ichlogan or Page to the Sultan, Ottoman Empire. The boys served in the Seraglio or Harem, Pera, Constantinople. He wears a gold hat, crimson robe with gold belt
Ladle-bearer to the Janissaries
Chief Usher to the Sultan, Ottoman Empire. In hat with turban and cockade, green coat, robe and girdle, boots
Turkish woman of the Harem, in Pera, Constantinople. She wears a sleeveless waistcoat over a long embroidered robe
Dervise or Dervish dancing. Sufi Dervish of the Mevlevi or Mewlewy order performing the whirling dance during a Sema ceremony. He wears a tall felt hat, short jacket and wide skirts
Selictar Aga or Sword Bearer to the Grand Signior or Sultan. The sabre bearer wears a tall headdress, long crimson robe embroidered with gold, yellow slippers
Member of the Divan, council of the Grand Vizier, Ottoman Empire. The council under Sultan Selim III had 12 officers. He wears a tall headdress, pelisse coat trimmed with fur, yellow boots
Inferior officer in the Janissaries, Ottoman EmpireInferior officer in the Janissaries, infantry of the Ottoman Empire. The uniform comprises large turban, blue loose trousers, red slippers. Coat and girdle colours varied with regiment or odah
Spahi or cavalry man of the Ottoman EmpireSpahi or cavalry man from the Asiatic provinces of the Ottoman Empire. His uniform comprises tall turban, jacket, shirt, girdle, loose pants, red boots, armed with musket, dagger, pistol and whip
Reis Effendi, head clerk to the Ottoman EmpireReis Effendi, Reis ul-Kuttab, head clerk, Foreign Minister, Secretary of State to the Ottoman Empire. In giant turban, pelisse coat trimmed with fur, yellow boots
Woman of the Island of Simia, Ottoman EmpireCostume of a Simiot woman, Island of Simia, Ottoman Empire (now Simi or Symi, Greece). She wears a turban, face veil, short jacket and long robe
Private secretary to the Sultan, Ottoman Empire. He wears a turban, green pelisse coat trimmed with fur, yellow boots
Turkish woman in provincial dress. She wears a muslin maharmah headdress with veil over a feredje robe
Uniform of a soldier in the infantry of the Ottoman Empire. He wears a black and scarlet hat, blue jacket and trousers, shirt and girdle, red slippers and carries a musket with bayonet
Woman of the island of Naxos, Cyclades islands. She wears a hat adorned with flowers, cloak, embroidered dress and stockings
Capidji Bachi, private officer of the Sultan in common dressCapidji Bachi, private officer of the Grand Signior or Sultan in common dress. He wears a high headdress, embroidered cloak with fur trim, loose pants and yellow slippers
An Usher in the court of the Sultan, Ottoman Empire. He carries a staff, wears a turban, short jacket, girdle, loose harem pants and yellow boots
Two Janissaries in ceremonial dressTwo Janissaries or Ottoman infantry in ceremonial dress. One wears a felt hat with a long square tail, cloak and tunic with two daggers in his gold girdle
Costume of a Tartar or Tatar man. He wears a cap, cloak, jacket, loose pants and red boots. In his girdle are pistols, whip and scimitar
Young prince, heir to the Sultan's throne, Ottoman Empire. Either Mustafa IV or Mahmud II, sons of Sultan Abdul Hamid I. In turban and pelisse coat trimmed with white fox fur
Armenian merchant of Pera, Constantinople
Capidji Bachi, Officers of the Grand Signior or Sultan in silk and fur-trimmed ceremonial robes. They wear hats with giant crested plumes
Costume of a Dervise or Dervish man of Syria. He wears robes of aba or felt, a scimitar on his girdle and has his hair in a tuft on his head to be tied by a cord to the ceiling
Female Bedouin Arab of the desert and her child. She wears a veil and tunic dress, large earrings and bracelets, pink boots
Officer of the Janissaries or Ottoman infantry. In high headdress, coat, girdle, loose pants. and boots
Turkish man in pelise or pelisse coatTurkish man in Constantinople wearing pelise or pelisse coat. The coat is trimmed with fur of rabbit, lamb, squirrel or fox, and ermine, martin or sable for rich men
Costume of a Bedouin Arab man. He wears a hooded cloak, carries a cudgel and is based on a Bedouin in search of plunder at Alexandria
Dervise or Dervish manCostume of a Dervise or Dervish man. He wears a conical hat, striped coat over a tunic, and a chaplet of beads on his girdle
Costume of a man of the coast of Syria. In turban, blue cloak over his shoulder, brown tunic, blue trousers and red slippers
Costume of an Egyptian arab woman. She wears a black triangular linen veil covering the face (half niqab), white head scarf, long blue robe, and carries two bowls
Saka or Turkish water carrier of Pera, Constantinople. He wears a large turban, short jacket decorated with gold or silk twist, loose trousers and red slippers
Costume of an Albanian, Ottoman EmpireCostume of an Albanian man, Ottoman Empire. He wears a conical headdress, long coat, golden girdle with dagger, yellow boots. He holds a long tobacco pipe
Women of the Island of Andros, Greek Cyclades archipelago. They wear turbans, coats and long robes
Hamal or common porter of PeraHamal or common porter in turban, shirt, pants and gaiters. Turkish or Armenian porters in Pera carry their burdens on the back between hips and shoulders
Subaltern officer of the Janissaries, the Ottoman infantry. Inferior officer of the guard corps taking a roster
Greek woman of Marmara IslandGreek woman with her daughter, Marmara Island. She wears a head scarf, bodice and harem pants, carries a bucket
Turkish woman of Constantinople (Istanbul), Ottoman Empire. She wears a green feredje robe, and white headdress with veil or maharmah
Costume of a Jew in ConstantinopleCostume of a Jewish man in Constantinople. He wears a dark turban, long beard and robes
Turban bearer to the Grand Signior or SultanTurban bearer to the Grand Signior. He carries the Sultan's turban on a tripod for ceremonial occasions
Costume of a Mufti or religious chief. Grand-Mufti or Sheik-Islam in large turban and robes, holding a Koran
Costume of a First Dragoman or interpreter in Pera, Constantiople. Dragoman of the Sublime Porte, Grand Dragoman, deputy foreign minister
Regency-era desk, chair and rack for an artist's apartment, 1815Mahogany desk with drawers for artist's materials and shelves below for books. The chair with upholstered seat in blue morocco leather with fringes and tassels
Patent Mongolfier smoke-conductor fireplacePatent Mongolfier smoke conductor fireplace for the remedying of smoky chimnies
Regency-era footstools by Matthew Gregson, 1813Regency-era footstools, 1813
Regency era firescreens for the drawing roomFirescreens mounted on tripods or circular bases for the drawing room. Suitable for decoration by lady amatuers with figures, landscapes, vases, flowers, etc. Firescreens, 1815
Multi-purpose ladies work table and games table, 1811Ladies work table for the drawing room or boudoir, 1811. It can be used as a writing table, backgammon or chess board, and has a silk bag for needlework materials
Regency-era ordonnateur, music stand, stool and footrestOrdonnateur or organizer for musical scores, stool, music stand and footrest in a matching style. Furniture for a Music Room, 1815
Regency-era library globe that turns into a writing deskRegency metamorphic furniture, library globe that turns into a writing desk. Pitt's cabinett globe writing table