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Background imageVeil Collection: Arab Girl Dancing

Arab Girl Dancing
A Middle Eastern Belly Dancer dancing with a veil to musical accompaniment

Background imageVeil Collection: Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scotland -- the inscription below reads Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, Widow of Francois II, King of France. The portrait shows her in mourning dress

Background imageVeil Collection: Mary Queen of Scotland (1542-1567)

Mary Queen of Scotland (1542-1567)
Mary (1542-1587). Queen of Scotland (1542-1567). CLOUET, Francois (1505-1573). Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. OE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Musue Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum)

Background imageVeil Collection: Semi-veiled woman at Muscat, Oman

Semi-veiled woman at Muscat, Oman

Background imageVeil Collection: Veiled Egyptian Woman - Cairo

Veiled Egyptian Woman - Cairo. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageVeil Collection: Pyramus & Thisbe

Pyramus & Thisbe
Babylonian maiden Thisbe has assignation with Pyramus but flees from lion; he finds her bloody veil, cries Can this be Thisbe ? stabs him- self, she arrives, does same

Background imageVeil Collection: Art Deco Wedding

Art Deco Wedding
Fashion design for an elegant wedding group. The brides dress is made from white brocade and satin. Bridesmaid wears a grey trimmed dress as does a wedding guest

Background imageVeil Collection: Camille Bos, ballet dancer, rehearsing La Grisi

Camille Bos, ballet dancer, rehearsing La Grisi
Mademoiselle Camille Bos, ballet dancer at the French Academie de Musique et de Danse, rehearsing La Grisi

Background imageVeil Collection: Khadidja, Exotic Dancer with Veil - Algeria

Khadidja, Exotic Dancer with Veil - Algeria
Khadidja, Exotic Dancer with Veil (barely!) - Algeria. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageVeil Collection: Princess Sophie of Greece on her wedding day

Princess Sophie of Greece on her wedding day
Princess Sophie of Greece (1914-2001), elder sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on her wedding day when she married Prince Christoph of Hesse-Cassel, 15th December 1930

Background imageVeil Collection: Queen Victoria holding a fan

Queen Victoria holding a fan Date: circa 1900

Background imageVeil Collection: Queen Elizabeth II visits the Vatican

Queen Elizabeth II visits the Vatican
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh with Pope John XXIII in the throne room of the Vatican, the meeting coming at the end of a three day State visit to Rome in 1961. Date: 1961

Background imageVeil Collection: George Ernest Studdy, Got Im

George Ernest Studdy, Got Im! Bonzo is delighted on the occasion of his owners marriage. Originally published as Valentine postcard no. 347. Date: circa 1920

Background imageVeil Collection: Tatler front cover, 1958

Tatler front cover, 1958
Front cover of The Tatler for April 1958 featuring a model wearing a hat, or Easter bonnet, by French designer Pierre Cardin, using yards of wide-mesh net, swathed on a white

Background imageVeil Collection: Funny Saucy Wedding Postcard

Funny Saucy Wedding Postcard
Bawdy humourin this saucy postcard, depicting a bride and grrom in front of their vicar. The bride has her hand full... "...to have and to hold - until death us do part..." Date: circa 1910s

Background imageVeil Collection: Royal Wedding 1934 - brides dress and Trent Park

Royal Wedding 1934 - brides dress and Trent Park
Page from the Illustrated London News showing the wedding dress of Princess Marina of Greece on display alongside the wedding presents at St. Jamess Palace

Background imageVeil Collection: The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes -- a young girl dressed in white for her confirmation looks at her reflection in a large oval mirror. Rather daringly, she is wearing red shoes! early 20th century

Background imageVeil Collection: Miss Mary Churchill announces her engagement, 1946

Miss Mary Churchill announces her engagement, 1946
Miss Mary Churchill(b. 1922), Mr. Winston Churchills youngest daughter, announced her engagement on the day this photograph was taken of her, attending the wedding of Lord Burhams daughter, the Hon

Background imageVeil Collection: Mediaeval Headdresses

Mediaeval Headdresses
Medieval ladies in their fancy headdress

Background imageVeil Collection: Marie of Anjou, Queen of France, wife of King Charles VII

Marie of Anjou, Queen of France, wife of King Charles VII. She wears a truncated hennin, jeweled necklace, and black velvet robe lined with ermine, crakows or poulaines

Background imageVeil Collection: Marriage a la Mode, 1960s

Marriage a la Mode, 1960s
A fashionable, just married couple travel through central London in a horse drawn carriage. The bride is wearing a snood style veil and the groom is in top hat and tails. Date: 1960s

Background imageVeil Collection: Bride and groom in a gondola, Malpas, Cornwall

Bride and groom in a gondola, Malpas, Cornwall
Bride and groom in a gondola, near the village of Malpas, on the Truro River, Cornwall -- they were on their way from the church to the reception. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageVeil Collection: French fashion plate, lady sidesaddle on horse

French fashion plate, lady sidesaddle on horse
French fashion plate, lady sitting sidesaddle on a horse with a deerhound alongside. circa 1850s

Background imageVeil Collection: Jewish high priest and kneeling Jewish woman with veil

Jewish high priest and kneeling Jewish woman with veil

Background imageVeil Collection: Italian noble woman playing a harp, 14th century

Italian noble woman playing a harp, 14th century

Background imageVeil Collection: Egyptian Lady of the Harem

Egyptian Lady of the Harem
An Egyptian Lady of the Harem, reclining on a couch and smoking a nargile pipe Date: 1910s

Background imageVeil Collection: Veiled Turkish beauty looking into an oval mirror

Veiled Turkish beauty looking into an oval mirror
Veiled Turkish Oriental Eastern beauty admiring herself in an oval mirror (set into an elegantly carved frame) in this stylish Studio Photograph aimed squarely at the Tourist market! Date: circa 1908

Background imageVeil Collection: British and French Soldiers - Salonica

British and French Soldiers - Salonica
A scruffy young turkish paperboy selling the Paris Balkan Newspaper and the French Echo to British and French soldiers during World War One in Salonica as two veiled ladies and a Greek priest

Background imageVeil Collection: Yosemite Valley--California: The Bridal Veil Fall

Yosemite Valley--California: The Bridal Veil Fall

Background imageVeil Collection: Woman and Turkish Flags

Woman and Turkish Flags
A veiled oriental beauty with pretty eyes set in a frame beneath two Turkish flags - patriotic postcard

Background imageVeil Collection: Edwardian Blushing Bride

Edwardian Blushing Bride
A nervous looking Edwardian bride complete with veil and bouquet stands upon a Turkish carpet in order to be photographed, her long train draped over her arm

Background imageVeil Collection: Emma Hamilton / Rehburg 2

Emma Hamilton / Rehburg 2
EMMA, LADY HAMILTON Wife of Lord Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson, in one of her attitudes

Background imageVeil Collection: Countess Howe Dog

Countess Howe Dog
Lorna, Countess Howe, with her Griffon, Binkie

Background imageVeil Collection: Princess Margaret on her wedding day

Princess Margaret on her wedding day
Princess Margaret (1930-2002) on the day of her wedding to Anthony Armstrong-Jones (later Lord Snowdon) - 6th May 1960 - leaving for Westminster Abbey with her Father Prince Philip

Background imageVeil Collection: pretty young Spanish Woman in traditional costume

pretty young Spanish Woman in traditional costume
Head and Shoulders Portrait photograph of a pretty young Spanish Woman in traditional costume dominsted by a high lace headdress (mantilla, worn over a high hair ornament called a peineta)

Background imageVeil Collection: Lady presenting the prize of the tournament

Lady presenting the prize of the tournament. Chromolithography by Regamey after Tournois du roi Rene, ca. 1489. Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance

Background imageVeil Collection: Europe. 14th century. Lady and minstrel. Chromolithography

Europe. 14th century. Lady and minstrel. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

Background imageVeil Collection: History of France. 1400. Ladies and gentlemen

History of France. 1400. Ladies and gentlemen of the nobility. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

Background imageVeil Collection: History of France. 1400. Ladies and gentlemen

History of France. 1400. Ladies and gentlemen of the nobility. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

Background imageVeil Collection: History of France. 1400. From left to right: Knight

History of France. 1400. From left to right: Knight
History of France. 1400. From left to right, 13: Knight of the Golden Fleece, 14: princess, 15: bourgeois woman. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

Background imageVeil Collection: Woman with a Black Veil

Woman with a Black Veil
Portrait of a black-veiled woman. Artist: Samuel Melton Fisher (1859-1939) Date: circa 1905

Background imageVeil Collection: Charlotte of Prussia (1798-1860). Empress consort

Charlotte of Prussia (1798-1860). Empress consort of Russia (1825-1855) as Alexandra Fyodorovna, by marriage to Tsar Nicholas I (1796-1855). Portrait. Drawing by C. Legrand. Lithography by J. Donon

Background imageVeil Collection: Charlotte of Prussia (1798-1860). Empress consort

Charlotte of Prussia (1798-1860). Empress consort of Russia (1825-1855) as Alexandra Fyodorovna, by marriage to Tsar Nicholas I (1796-1855). Portrait. Drawing by C. Legrand. Lithography by J. Donon

Background imageVeil Collection: Table service of a Lady of Quality. 19th-century

Table service of a Lady of Quality. 19th-century
Table service of a Lady of Quality. Chromolithography from a miniature of the Roman de Renaud de Montauban, 15th century manuscript

Background imageVeil Collection: Noble lady and maid of honour accompanied by two

Noble lady and maid of honour accompanied by two bourgeois men wearing chaperon. 14th century. Engraving after a miniature in Merveilles du Monde

Background imageVeil Collection: Dresses of noblewomen in the 11th century. Engraving

Dresses of noblewomen in the 11th century. Engraving
Dresses of noblewomen in the 11th century. Facsimile of an engraving based on a miniature from the Bible of Charles the Bald, 9th century

Background imageVeil Collection: Two fashionable women on a winter stroll, WWI

Two fashionable women on a winter stroll, WWI.. In two-piece belted wool suits, one with a veil over a hat, one holding a riding crop and handbag

Background imageVeil Collection: Mary, Queen of Scots, Mary Stuart, Mary I of Scotland

Mary, Queen of Scots, Mary Stuart, Mary I of Scotland. 1542-1587. In hood, high ruff collar, veil, gown with ribbon. Maria Dei Gratia Scotorum Regina

Background imageVeil Collection: Henrietta Maria, Mother Queene, 1609-1669

Henrietta Maria, Mother Queene, 1609-1669. Queen of King Charles I of England. Youngest daughter of Henry IV of France and Marie de Medici

Background imageVeil Collection: Young woman of Bogota, Colombia

Young woman of Bogota, Colombia. She wears a black fringed saya (dress), fine mantilla shawl, and small black felt hat. Jeune fille de Bogota. Handcoloured woodcut by T.S

Background imageVeil Collection: Noble Tuareg warrior of Agadez, Niger

Noble Tuareg warrior of Agadez, Niger, in tagelmust (turban and veil), taktkat (shirt) and akarbey (pants). He carries a spear, tellak (dagger) and takouba (sword). Guerrier de Tuarick

Background imageVeil Collection: Medieval woman in veil and long-sleeved dress, with chair

Medieval woman in veil and long-sleeved dress, with chair. Civil costumes from Bible 10, Manuscripts in the Bibliotheque royale. Costumes civils (MSBR Bible No. 10)

Background imageVeil Collection: Costumes of Frankish princesses and lords, 9th century

Costumes of Frankish princesses and lords, 9th century. From the dedication page of the Bible of San Paolo fuori le mura, MS f.1.m, c.870, In the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Background imageVeil Collection: Statue of Saint Genevieve, (c.419-502), patron saint of Paris

Statue of Saint Genevieve, (c.419-502), patron saint of Paris, in Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, Paris. St. Genevieve, statue tiree du portail de l'eglise Saint Germain l'Auxerrois a Paris

Background imageVeil Collection: Costume of a woman of Tripoli, 16th century

Costume of a woman of Tripoli, 16th century
Costume of a woman of Tripoli, Libya, Ottoman Empire, 16th century

Background imageVeil Collection: Costume of an ancient noblewoman of Caramania, Ottoman Empire

Costume of an ancient noblewoman of Caramania, Ottoman Empire (Karman Province, Turkey). In a decorated mantle of fine cloth over a velvet robe, pearl collar, velvet headdress with veil

Background imageVeil Collection: Costume of a noble African woman, 16th century

Costume of a noble African woman, 16th century. Blue or black cape over a colourful robe, gold necklace and bracelets with precious stones. Within a decorative frame engraved by H

Background imageVeil Collection: Costume of an Ethiopian virgin, 16th century

Costume of an Ethiopian virgin, 16th century. In silk cape over long robe of silk or cotton, headdress of red or blue veil, pearl earrings. Within a decorative frame engraved by H

Background imageVeil Collection: Turkish woman of lower status, Ottoman Empire, 16th century

Turkish woman of lower status, Ottoman Empire, 16th century. She wears a velvet hat with veil, coat buttoned up to the neck, fine pantalons. Femme Turque de condition inferieure

Background imageVeil Collection: Costume of a Vestal virgin

Costume of a Vestal virgin or priestess of Vesta. She wears a stola robe, linen tunic and a suffibulum veil with a purple trim. Within a decorative frame engraved by H. Catenacci and Fellmann

Background imageVeil Collection: Woman gardener of Chioggia, Venice, 16th century

Woman gardener of Chioggia, Venice, 16th century. Her hair is tied up with colorful silk ribbons apart from a few curls on her forehead

Background imageVeil Collection: Saint Helena, mother of Constantine I the Great

Saint Helena, mother of Constantine I the Great
Saint Helena, Roman empress, wife of Constantius I Chlorus, mother of Constantine I the Great, c.248 - 328

Background imageVeil Collection: Briseis writing a love letter to Achilles

Briseis writing a love letter to Achilles
Briseis wipes her tears with a handkerchief while writing a love letter to Achilles

Background imageVeil Collection: Various French costumes of the 9th century

Various French costumes of the 9th century, taken from manuscripts in Paris and Brussels. Women in veils with long gowns and bombarde sleeves, soldiers in Carolingian helmets with lance and buckler

Background imageVeil Collection: Noble women and their maids, France, 15th century

Noble women and their maids, France, 15th century. Ladies in tall hennin with long veils, gowns with long trains, walk along a hall decorated with helms and heraldic banners

Background imageVeil Collection: Three Flemish costumes, 15th century

Three Flemish costumes, 15th century. Woman in hennin with veil and wimple, woman in bonnet and cracows, and man in chaperon and velvet coat with dagger

Background imageVeil Collection: Esther pleading with her husband King Ahasuerus of Persia

Esther pleading with her husband King Ahasuerus of Persia
Jewish queen Esther or Hadassah pleading with her husband King Ahasuerus of Persia. Depicted in Italian fashions of the early 14th century. Esther implorant Assuerus pour les Juifs

Background imageVeil Collection: Ladies of the 13th century

Ladies of the 13th century. Woman in wimple and veil, long mantle and robe f.20v, seated woman in wimple over the ears f.25r, woman in long robe and wimple f.30r

Background imageVeil Collection: Religious habits of the 15th century

Religious habits of the 15th century. Monks in cassocks and nun in veil, wimple and habit holding rosaries, Bibles and staffs

Background imageVeil Collection: Noblewomen in hennin and veils, 15th and 16th centuries

Noblewomen in hennin and veils, 15th and 16th centuries
Ladies of rank of the 15th and 16th centuries and their headdresses satirized

Background imageVeil Collection: Anglo Saxon women's costumes, 9th and 10th century

Anglo Saxon women's costumes, 9th and 10th century
Anglo Saxon woman in mantle, and woman wearing her veil crossed from Prudentius, Cotton MS Cleopatra C viii, and woman in a tunic with embroidered border from Gregory's Book of Job

Background imageVeil Collection: Norman costumes of the 12th century

Norman costumes of the 12th century

Background imageVeil Collection: Norman women and girl, 12th century

Norman women and girl, 12th century
Norman ladies and girl, 12th century. Girls wore their hair without veils, separated at front and plaited artfully 136. Ladies in long robe and mantle, smaller veil tied under the chin 137, 138

Background imageVeil Collection: Costume of Norman noblewomen, 12th century

Costume of Norman noblewomen, 12th century
Norman noblewomen in frame decorated with mythical beasts

Background imageVeil Collection: Norman women's dress of the 12th century

Norman women's dress of the 12th century. They wear long tunic robes, veils and wimples. Long sleeves terminating in a kind of pocket 131

Background imageVeil Collection: A Norman queen wearing mantle, veil and crown

A Norman queen wearing mantle, veil and crown
A Norman queen wearing mantle fastened with large brooch, veil and wimple, and gold crown seated on a throne 128. The robes are bordered with gold embroidery

Background imageVeil Collection: Norman noble women, 12th century

Norman noble women, 12th century. Norman noblewoman wearing mantle and veil 125, 126, and Norman woman in robe with her head uncovered 127. They stand in front of a curtained arch in a walled city

Background imageVeil Collection: Norman preacher, monk and pilgrim

Norman preacher, monk and pilgrim, 11th century. Preacher from an original manuscript in clothes that only slightly resemble those of the clergy, holding a full purse 105

Background imageVeil Collection: Blanche (d.1310) and Adele de Vermandois (944-975)

Blanche (d.1310) and Adele de Vermandois (944-975)
Blanche (d.1310), daughter of Jean de Laon, knight and seigneur d'Atteinville 101

Background imageVeil Collection: Constance of Arles 99 and unknown French queen 100

Constance of Arles 99 and unknown French queen 100. Constance of Arles, 986~1034, or Constance of Provence, was the third wife and queen of King Robert II of France

Background imageVeil Collection: Anglo Saxon women's costumes

Anglo Saxon women's costumes

Background imageVeil Collection: Anglo Saxon women's summer and travel clothes

Anglo Saxon women's summer and travel clothes
Anglo Saxon woman in summer clothes with veil and mantle in different colours 39, and Anglo Saxon woman in travel clothes or winter clothes with very long sleeves 40

Background imageVeil Collection: Anglo Saxon women's dress

Anglo Saxon women's dress
Anglo Saxon woman wearing a tunic, veil, mantle, and open-toe shoes 36, woman in tunic and veil 37 and woman in a veil in a different colour from her mantle 38

Background imageVeil Collection: Anglo Saxon women's dress

Anglo Saxon women's dress. One wearing tunic, mantle and veil 33, one in a floating veil 34, and one with tunic, belt and veil 35



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