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Surtout Collection

Background imageSurtout Collection: Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, second wife

Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, second wife to Henry VIII 1501-1536. Depicted as she appeared in France with Mary Tudor. She wears a gable hood chaperon with hanging tail, low-cut bodice

Background imageSurtout Collection: King Francis I of France. Francois I, roi

King Francis I of France. Francois I, roi de France, 1494-1547. Drawn and lithographed by Leopold Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

Background imageSurtout Collection: Surtout Greatcoat 1907

Surtout Greatcoat 1907
An American surtout greatcoat: double-breasted with waist seam, full skirts, long lapels & a velvet collar. Worn with a bowler (Derby) hat & half- boots or town boots

Background imageSurtout Collection: Modern Athenians plate 6 - Edinburgh

Modern Athenians plate 6 - Edinburgh
John Jeffrey (1775-1848) the younger and only brother of Francis, Lord Jeffrey, facing Charles Kilpartick Sharpe (1781-1851) a long resident of Edinburgh, eccentric in ways and dress

Background imageSurtout Collection: Surtout or centerpiece from Saintes, France

Surtout or centerpiece from Saintes, France, decorated with female heads and foliage in green and gold. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Background imageSurtout Collection: Hexagonal surtout or centerpiece dish from Rouen

Hexagonal surtout or centerpiece dish from Rouen, with a coat of arms in the center and decorative borders of foliage in blue and gold

Background imageSurtout Collection: Octagonal surtout or centerpiece dish from Rouen

Octagonal surtout or centerpiece dish from Rouen, decorated with foliage in blue and gold. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Background imageSurtout Collection: Plate and centerpiece from Castelli and Sienna

Plate and centerpiece from Castelli and Sienna, Renaissance maiolica ware. Decorated with an angel holding an orb in a border of chimaera and foliage, and heraldic escutcheon with the initials F.C

Background imageSurtout Collection: Centerpiece in Renaissance maiolica tin-glazed

Centerpiece in Renaissance maiolica tin-glazed pottery, Froli, Italy. Decorated with a cupid inside a border of zephyrs and foliage

Background imageSurtout Collection: Emperor Heraclius killing Persian King Khosrau

Emperor Heraclius killing Persian King Khosrau
Byzantine Emperor Heraclius in red cross surtout killing Sassanid Persian King Khosrau II on a bridge over the Danube. Painting on the north side of the Chancel

Background imageSurtout Collection: Marguerite de Beaujeu, daughter of Edward

Marguerite de Beaujeu, daughter of Edward
Margaret of Beaujeu, daughter of Edward I of Beaujeu, wife to James of Piedmond, 1346-1402. She wears a wimple, hooded cloak and blue surtout

Background imageSurtout Collection: Laure de Noves, muse of Francesco Petrarch, 1308-1348

Laure de Noves, muse of Francesco Petrarch, 1308-1348
Laure de Noves or Laure de Sade, wife of Count Hugues de Sade, and muse of Francesco Petrarch, 1308-1348. She wears a long blue surtout with laced bodice and slashed sleeves, crakows or poulaines

Background imageSurtout Collection: Louise of Lorraine, wife of King Henry III

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

Background imageSurtout Collection: Mary Stuart of Scotland, wife of King Francis

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

Background imageSurtout Collection: Elisabeth of Valois, daughter of King Henry

Elisabeth of Valois, daughter of King Henry
Elisabeth 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

Background imageSurtout Collection: Catherine de Medici, Queen of France, wife

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

Background imageSurtout Collection: Anne of Pisseleu, Duchess of Etampes, mistress

Anne of Pisseleu, Duchess of Etampes, mistress of King Francis I, 1508-1580. She wears a chaperon headdress, velvet surtout with lace ruff collar, jeweled choker

Background imageSurtout Collection: Maid of honour to Mary Tudor, 1496-1533

Maid of honour to Mary Tudor, 1496-1533
Maid 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

Background imageSurtout Collection: Mary Tudor, queen to King Louis XII of France, 1496-1533

Mary Tudor, queen to King Louis XII of France, 1496-1533
Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England, queen to King Louis XII of France, 1496-1533. She wears a gable hood, a blue velvet surtout trimmed with gold embroidery, fur sleeves called rebras

Background imageSurtout Collection: Louise of Savoy, Regent of France, mother

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

Background imageSurtout Collection: Paula of Viguier, La Belle Paule, 1518-1610

Paula of Viguier, La Belle Paule, 1518-1610
Paula 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

Background imageSurtout Collection: Diane of Poitiers, mistress of King Henry

Diane of Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France, 1499-1566. She wears a chaperon headress that ties under the chin, pink velvet surtout with puffed and slashed sleeves trimmed with ermine

Background imageSurtout Collection: Woman of the court of King Francis I, 1515-1547

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

Background imageSurtout Collection: Daughter of Jean Jouvenel des Ursins and Michelle de Vitry

Daughter of Jean Jouvenel des Ursins and Michelle de Vitry
Woman 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

Background imageSurtout Collection: Asian arms and armour

Asian arms and armour
Asiatic armour. Indian surtout of chainmail from Souja Dowlas suit of armour 1, 2, Malay cresse or kris dagger 3, and asian bow 4

Background imageSurtout Collection: Man of the people, 15th century

Man of the people, 15th century, in casaque or cassock over a surtout and hose. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a miniature in the manuscript Histoire du comte Gerard de Nevers in

Background imageSurtout Collection: Bourgeois man of Paris, 15th century

Bourgeois man of Paris, 15th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a miniature in the manuscript Chroniques de Monstrelet in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio V 6 from Le Bibliophile

Background imageSurtout Collection: Jean VIII of Harcourt, comte d Aumale et de

Jean VIII of Harcourt, comte d Aumale et de
Jean VIII of Harcourt, French knight, comte d Aumale et de Mortain, 1396-1424. Handcoloured lithograph after a tomb in the college church of Liege in Bernard de Montfaucons collection (III 30)

Background imageSurtout Collection: Page or squire, Varlet ou damoiseau, to a

Page or squire, Varlet ou damoiseau, to a knight, 15th century France. He wears an embroidered surtout, red pourpoint and hose, and holds an epee and shield without coat of arms

Background imageSurtout Collection: Anglo Saxon accessories and furniture

Anglo Saxon accessories and furniture.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages. 1798

Background imageSurtout Collection: Ecclesiastical rite of tonsure, 15th century

Ecclesiastical rite of tonsure, 15th century.. Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries

Background imageSurtout Collection: Jean de Joinville, French chronicler, 1224-1317

Jean de Joinville, French chronicler, 1224-1317.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days, Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834

Background imageSurtout Collection: Guillaume de Lorris, French scholar and poet, died 1260

Guillaume de Lorris, French scholar and poet, died 1260.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days, Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834

Background imageSurtout Collection: Military costume of Villiers, an ordinary French

Military costume of Villiers, an ordinary French knight, 13thC.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days, Massard, Mifliez


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