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Woman in fancy dress costume as a penitent, in hooded robe.. Lithograph with pochoir stencil handcolouring from Our Fancy Dress Costumes, Paris, 1928
Habit of King Edward VI (1537-1553).. Handcolored engraving from Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period drawn by Charles Martin and etched by Leopold Martin, London
Costume of Coutances Woman in mourning habitCostume of Coutances. Woman in mourning habit.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux, 1827/1885
Waterlily flower fairy in nuns habit.. Handcolored steel engraving by C. Geoffrois after an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Grandville from Les Fleurs Animees, Flower Fairies, Paris
St. Teresa in Ecstasy. Anonymous author of La Paz. 17th c. Colonial baroque. Oil on canvas. BOLIVIA. LA PAZ. La Paz. National Museum of Art
INNOCENT III (1160-1216). Pope (1198-1216). Engraving
TERESA of JESUS, Saint (1515-1582). RIBERA, Jos頨 1588-1652). Painting. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Sevilla. Fine Arts Museum
Novice nun. Mexican artNovice nun dressed in her best habit taking her vows. 18th c. Popular Mexican art. Colonial baroque. Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Americas Museum
Gardening MonkFather Anthony, who is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his entry into the Monastery of La Valsainte, Switzerland. At 78, he is still a keen gardener. Date: 1930s
Monastery RefectoryA Benedictine monk from the monastery of Lerin, France, arranging the tables for mealtime in the refectory. Date: early 1930s
Miniature n 2 of the Breviculum, reduced version" Miniature n 2 of the " Breviculum", reduced version of Ramon Llulls works made by Tom᳠ Le My賩 er
BENLLIURE ORTIZ, Jos頨1884-1916). Nuns. OilBENLLIURE ORTIZ, Jos頨 1884-1916). Nuns. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Valencia. San Pio V Fine Arts Museum
Colonial America (16th c. ). Religion (1585)Colonial America (16th c.). Religion (1585). Jesuit evangelizing Indians in North America
MAELLA, Mariano Salvador (1739-1819). Portrait of H.M. the King Charles III, Dressing the Habit and Cloak of His Order. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Royal Palace
Crowd greeting king John VI of Portugal in R;
The Divine Comedy. DanteBALZAC, Honor de (1799-1850). French realist novelist. Portrait of Honor Balzac with a monks habit. Engraving
German Monks 1930SSix jolly monks of the Gorheim Franciscan monastery, Germany. Date: early 1930s
Habit by Charles C. Stewart Habit by Charles C. StewartHabit by Charles C. Stewart. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Habit by Charles C. Stewart, at the Mason Theatre, 127 S. Broadway, showing a clock. Date 1937
Charles C. Stewarts Habit Charles C. Stewarts HabitCharles C. Stewarts Habit. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Habit by Charles C. Stewart, at the Mason Theatre, 127 S. Broadway, showing a clock. Date 1937
Americas representative comedians, Murray and Mack creators of the laughing habit. Date c1906
Advertisement with silhouette for Scenic FairAdvertisement for a Scenic Fair, showing the silhouette of a nun holding a flower
LA Valsainte MonasteryCarthusian monks entering the monastery of La Valsainte, Switzrland. Date: early 1940s
Monastic CarpenterA Carthusian monk carpenter at work at the monastery of La Valsainte, Switzerland. Date: early 1940s
Belgian nuns and others, Adinkerke, Belgium, WW1Belgian nuns and others walking along a road at Adinkerke, behind the Yser front in Belgium, during the First World War. Date: 1917
Tropical riding outfit, 1930A tropical riding habit, for society types who require such get-ups for East Africa or suchlike with a terai, a wide-brimmed felt hat, typically with a double crown
Cycling replaces horseriding, 1895Miss Diana(a novice): Oh Jack, I m certain this thing is going to shy at those horrid pigs! Do you mind leading it past?" Date: 1895
Arch Druid (Smith)The Arch Druid in his judicial habit holds the peithynin, or elucidator, on which maxims are inscribed : the snake beside the altar-stone is a sacred beast. Date: BCE
Nun with background of four palm treesA nun walks towards the camera, with four palm trees in the background
Man and Woman of Lison, Portugal. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century
For discouragement of the cocktail habitIllustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library
First prize mare and foal at the Royal Cornwall ShowA mare and foal, winners of the first prize at the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show, with their owners. The Show takes place at the beginning of June each year, at Wadebridge in North Cornwall
Wedding at Lorna Doones church, DevonAn unusual wedding at Lorna Doones church (St Marys Church, Oare, which features in the novel by R D Blackmore), near the village of Malmsmead, Exmoor, Devon
Queen Sophie of the Hellenes and granddaughter AlexandraQueen Sophie of Greece holding her granddaughter Alexandra in 1921. The Queen wears mourning here for her son Alexander, the babys father, who died five months before the child was born
Grand Princess Elizaveta Feodorovna as a nunGrand Princess Elizaveta Feodorova (Grand Duchess Sergei), formerly Princess Elisabeth or Ella or Hesse Darmstadt, dressed as a nun
LA SONNAMBULAArminas habit of sleepwalking worries the villagers - Ah, non giunge ! they exclaim, with feeling
WOMEN & BOW 1877Boy: angle-fronted jacket, spatterdashes & tyrolean hat. Women: dark brown dress with beige back plastron; green & cream dress with habit bodice & striped ornament
Costume & Doll 1859Purple dress with bouillons at the hem, vertical trim & pelerine bodice. Green & black dress with double skirt & funnel sleeves with epaulettes. Girl in knee-length grey dress
Striped Dress 1866Women: vertical stripes, basque-habit, front buttoning gored skirt; low cut dress with Swiss body, skirt with ruched trim & rosettes. Boy: jacket with strap like trim
Fashions for Feb. 1861Green: wrap-over dress, Greek key border; grey & purple: d.b bodice, revers, ribbon centre & floating ends; blue plaid dress with braces, Swiss belt, habit-shirt & ankle boots
Striped Dress 1861Women: short cape & dress in vertical striped fabric & pleated border; high buttoning bodice, pagoda sleeves, purple vandyke & tassel trim. Girl: habit shirt, ankle boots
Victorian SmokersA lady and gentleman enjoy the cosy companionship of a shared cigarette. Quite shocking considering its about 1880
Officer SwitzerlandHabit of a Swiss officer
King of Spain GovernorHabit of the Govenor of the Low Countries for the King of Spain, Philip II
Danish Soldier 11CHabit of a Dane in 1017
Costume / Men / Bohemia 16CHabit of a man from Bohemia of 1577
English Nobleman 16CHabit of an English nobleman
Costume / Man / Spain 17CHabit of a Spanish gentleman of 1626
French Gentleman 17CHabit of a French gentleman of 1626