Robes Collection (page 5)

A page from The Sketch commenting on how fashions of 1907 echo those of the medieval era. Date: 1907

Marquis of Anglesey in his Bardic robes
Chairing the bard of the year at the Bangor Eisteddfod in 1902. Henry Pagt, 5th Anglesey, famously eccentric, fond of dressing up and amateur dramatics

Joseph Salomonson of Amsterdam The Apostle of Natural Life
Joseph Salomonson of Amsterdam (1853-?) - also known as MEVA The Apostle of Natural Life - a healer and advocate of a return to nature and a more simpler existence

Advert for Robes by Louis De Meyo, Regent Street, London, 1925 - London fasion and couture establishment Date: 1925

Embroidering King Edward VIIs Coronation Robes
Needlewomen embroidering King Edward VIIs coronation robes at the Royal School of Art Needlework. 1902

Fath Ali Chah, second Qajar emperor or Shah of Iran (1772-1832). Illustration from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Persian man in summer dress. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Greek Orthodox bishop. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805

Mummers and fools, 14th century
Mummers in odd masks and colourful robes (top, bottom), and a line of fools in hoods with bells dancing to bagpipe and regal music at a Festival of Fools (middle), 14th century

German kings and a Norman chapel
King Henry I the Fowler, King of East Francia, and Henry II, Saint Henry, Holy Roman Emperor, on thrones with crown, sword and orb, and a Norman chapel

Indulgence granted by the Archbishop of Armagh Rowland Jorse 1312 with his seal showing him in religious robes with crozier

Painting of an angel, verses, castle towers
Painting beneath the assassination of St. Thomas a Becket showing an angel, verses, castle towers and a corpse in winding robes

Statue of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in clerical robes. Found in Monte Celio near the L acquedotto Claudio. Copperplate engraving by Giacomo Bossi after an illustration by D. A

Statue of Pudicitia in veiled robes
Statue of Pudicitia, goddess of modesty, in veiled robes. In the Belvedere Courtyard in the Vatican. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by L

Skeleton of Death dragging away an Abbot by his robes
Skeleton of Death with mitre and crozier pulling an Abbot by his robes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar from The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein, Coxhead, London, 1816

Death attending the Pope as he crowns an Emperor attended by cardinals and bishops. Another skeleton in cardinals robes at right

Russian Orthodox pope and archimandrite
Russian Orthodox church pope and archimandrite, with nuns, in ecclesiatical robes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Costumes of Kyrgyz men and woman
Costumes of Kyrgyz men with their distinctive hats, and a rear view of a woman in robes with shawl, embroidery, fringes, etc

Different types of sari and clothes worn by Indian women. Woman of distinction in sari and veil seated on sofa, and woman of lower rank in short sari

Various sects of Hindu priests or Brahmin with their religious paraphernalia at a river bank. Identified as priests of Sceroteri, Canoge, Drauers, Brijbashi and Uriah

Ancient Greek women at their toilet: washing hair in a font, trying on clothes, arranging hair, admiring a necklace, etc, Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sasso after a painting by Pelagio

Druids and priest in sacred robes with paraphernalia
Druids and priest in sacred robes with religious paraphernalia, gold vessels, serpent, and painted curtain. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Costumes of the Japanese, 1820s. Man in hat, kimono and sandals, holding a fan, and woman in silk robes with hair ornaments

Costumes of women of Kiangnan province and footbinding
Costumes of women in silk robes and fur hats of Liu-ching, Kiangnan province, and footbinding shoes and deformed feet. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios

Chinese womens clothes, noblewoman and child
Chinese womens clothes, noblewoman in silk robes with child, and servant holding parasol. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Chinese monk in ceremonial robes making offerings at an altar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Luigi Giarre from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Chinese soldier in complete uniform with scimitar, bow, quiver with arrows, helmet, robes, armour. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Natives of the Aleutian Islands, hunter in sealskins with kayak oar and hunting dog, and shamans in sacred robes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Christian priests of Abyssinia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Male and female Mandarins (magistrates) in summer dress, imperial court of China. Embroidered square on their tunic reveals their rank and type: bird for civil, animal for military

Grand Lama and Lama of the eight Tartar Banners. Tartar Buddhist monks in yellow satin robes and hats. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Mace bearer or massier, Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Cardinal Joseph Fesch, Prince of France, diplomat and uncle to Napoleon 1763-1839. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Empress Josephine, ceremonial robes, 1763-1814. White satin dress with short sleeves with a velvet manteau de cour. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes

Emperor Napoleon Ist, in ceremonial robes, 1804. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Emperor Napoleon Ist, in ceremonial coronation robes, 1804. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Louis, 3rd Duke of Aumont, Marquis de Villequier, 1667-1723. In ceremonial robes for the coronation of King Louis XV. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios

Cardinal Leon Potier de Gesvres, Bishop of Bourges b. 1656
Cardinal Leon Potier de Gesvres, Bishop of Bourges b.1656. Handcoloured lithograph after a contemporary engraving from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Charles de St. Albin, Bishop of Laon, 1698-1723. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de

Louis-Hector, Duc de Villars, in ceremonial robes for the coronation of Louis XIV. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka

King Louis XV, Roi de France et de Navarre, in his coronation robes and wearing the crown of Charlemagne 1722. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio from Le

King Charles IX of France in ceremonial robes. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery (portfolio IX 7 bis)

Adam de Cambrai, first president of the Parlement de Paris, d. 1456. In calotte bonnet and robes, black velvet collar and cuffs

Jean Juvenal des Ursins, Archbishop of Reims, 1388-1473. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a miniature in a manuscript HIstoire de Charles VI in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VII 29

Ferri de Clugny, Cardinal and Bishop of Tournay, d. 1482. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a contemporary painting in Camille Bonnard XI 55 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs

Knights of the Order of the Golden Shield, 1369
Knights of the Order of the Golden Shield, chevaliers de l ordre de l ecu d or, founded by Louis II duc de Bourbon in 1369. The ceremonial robes have gold shields on the chest

Woman performing the Bacchic dance of Euripides
Female dancer in voluminous robes performing the third action (turn of the head) in the Bacchic dance of Euripides. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum

Female dancer with box performing rites of Bacchus
Female dancer in voluminous transparent robes with a box perhaps alluding to the mysteries of Bacchus. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping