Females Collection (#31)

St Etienne du Mont
The parish church of St Etienne du Mont in Paris is regarded as a masterpiece of French Gothic architecture. Work began on the church in 1492 and was completed in 1626

Arc De Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, built to celebrate Napoleons victory over the Austrians at Austerlitz in 1805. Building began in 1806 to a design by Chalgrin, and was completed in 1836

Moulin Rouge
Crowds arriving at the Moulin Rouge music hall and cabaret venue in a converted windmill in the Montmartre district of Paris. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Paris Opera
Horse-drawn buses amongst traffic outside the opera house in Paris. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)

Eiffel Balloons
Favourite sport in the early days of the Eiffel Tower was releasing toy balloons from its heights and watching them float over Paris. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Wedding Fashions
20th April 1845: Bridal dresses as designed by a Paris fashion house, lace, hair styles and flowers are all advertised. Dresses by Mme Thierry, lace by Blanche de Bastille

Parisian Bloomers
circa 1855: Women wearing bloomers draw stares from passers by on a boulevard in Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Cottage
1815: A view of a cottage on the Isle of Anglesey, near the Paris Mine, engraved by F Stevens and published in 1815. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bicycle Cartoon
1818: A cycle track in the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Palais Du Luxembourg
The Luxembourg Palace in Paris, built in 1615 for Marie de Medici, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Palais Du Luxembourg
The Luxembourg Palace in Paris, built in 1615 for Marie de Medici, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

La Bourse
The Palais de Bourse, the Paris stock exchange, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Vengeful God Makes Good On Promise
The wicked struggle to save themselves from the flood unleashed by Yahweh on the people of the Earth in an engraving by Fisher, Son, & Co

Place De La Concorde
The Place de la Concorde in Paris, looking toward the Hotel de Crillon (left) and the French Naval Ministry (right) on either side of the Rue Royale, 1878

Seine Rising
circa 1960: Parisians watch the level of the River Seine rise to cover the knees of the statue of the Zouave at Alma Bridge during a period of heavy rain in Paris. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Bluebell Backstage
November 1955: Jacquie Pring of Torquay tries on costumes backstage as she begins her career as a Bluebell Girl in the famous Paris Lido show in France. (Photo by John Sadovy/BIPs/Getty Images)

Paris Gendarme
A French policeman watches a pair of young lovers walking down a Paris street on a hot spring day

By The Seine
circa 1954: A couple sit for a while by the river Seine in Paris. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Backless Fashion
5th November 1949: Pariss latest fashion items place the accent on necklines, using roses, frills, and feathers to emphasize necks and bosoms

Taking Flight
15th September 1935: Enthusiasts at a model aircraft meeting in Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A New York Dive, w / men and women dancing and drinking, 1800s
Engraving of a New York Dive, with men and women dancing and drinking, 1800s (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Cotton Factory
Textile workers in a British cotton factory, where processes include carding, drawing and roving. Engraving by J Cart after an original work by T Allom, circa 1840

Chemical Lecture
A scientific demonstration in front of an audience. Original Artwork: Cartoon by Thomas Rowlandson (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Familiar Face
A woman wearing a headdress and an elaborate dress gazes at her reflection in a mirror. Original Artwork: Albumen print (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)

Beach Belles
Two fashionable ladies and a young girl playing croquet on a beach. Original Artwork: A engraving from the Journal des Demoiselles. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Paddle Your Own Canoe
The Lady of the Lake, from the book by Sir Walter Scott, steadies her boat by resting an oar on the bank. Original Artwork: Engraving by Thomas Brown after Robert Herdman RSA

Cartoon showing residents complaining about the effects of gas lighting
A cartoon showing residents complaining about the effects of gas lighting in the street. Entitled, The good Effects of Carbonic Gas (sic). (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Anti-Corn Law
A cartoon showing the floor of Covent garden being scrubbed clean of the words Anti-Corn Law whilst a top-hatted man and his assistants purify the air

Sea Bathing
A huddle of bathing machines trundle into the sea at Scarborough, allowing demure tourists to swim in total privacy. Original Artwork

India Display
The India stand at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London

Canadian Display
A display from Canada at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London

Late Comers
A teacher looking at his watch as a group of tired children arrive late for Sunday school. Original Artwork: From The Life & Adventures of Michael Armstrong the Factory Boy by Francis Trollope

A Grimm Tale
Little Red Riding Hood meets the Wolf on her journey through the wood, in a scene from the Grimm fairy tale. Original Artwork: An engraving by A H Payne after E Speinbruck

Charlie Boy
A gentleman pushing over a watchmans hut to the delight of passers by. Entitled, Getting the Better of a Charlie. Original Artwork

Mermaids At Brighton
Women venturing into the water from bathing machines drawn up to the sea at Brighton. They are clad in voluminous bathing dresses

Westminster Lamps
A few pedestrians linger beneath the gas lamps on Westminster Bridge while a carriage crosses the bridge. Original Artwork: Engraving by Gustave Dore. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Make No Mistake
Elinor Dashwood talking to Lucy Steele in a scene from Jane Austens Sense And Sensibility. Then taking a small miniature from her pocket she added, to prevent the possibility of a mistake

Taking Snuff
A group of women taking snuff. Tis very good!(Indeed) Original Artwork: Engraving by Boilly (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A Little Nuisance
A young passer-by disturbs a courting couple. The caption reads The fat boy awoke on this occasion only. Original Artwork

Shopping Under Siege
Under siege by the Prussian army, Parisians are reduced to buying cat, dog and rat meat at a butchers stall during the Franco-Prussian war

A Drink By The Way
A ladies cycling party pauses for refreshment on the outskirts of Paris. The wearing of knickerbockers, or rational costume for cycling was much more popular in France than in Britain

American Settlers Camp
Illustration of American settlers cooking at camp site. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Engraving Of Delaware Indian Family
Engraving of an American Indian man, woman and child in Delaware, holding axes and a bow and arrow, 19th century. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Madame Tussauds Wax Museum
Engraved scene of people visiting and looking at statues in Madame Tussauds Wax museum on Baker Street, London, circa 1830s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Abu Simbel
circa 1840: The four colossal statues of Ramses II at the entrance to the larger of the two temples at Abu Simbel. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Russian Peasants
circa 1850: A Russian farm labourer returns home for a tea break with his family. Original Artwork: Engraved by Adolphe Yvon (1817 - 1893) (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lifeboat Launch
circa 1860: Flotsam floats ashore as the crew of a lifeboat struggle to launch their vessel and go to the aid of a stricken ship

South Sea House
February 1810: The dividend hall of South Sea House, a banking establishment on Threadneedle Street, London. Original Artwork: Drawn and engraved by Rowlandson and Pugin, aquatinted by Sutherland

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