Period Costume Collection (#7)

Canterbury Tales - The Cook
The Cook, a character in " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - hath been stunned
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Coleridge. He went like one that hath been stunned. Herbert Cole, 1900

Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Coleridge. It is an ancient mariner. Herbert Cole, 1900

French soldiers of the 19th century
Vintage colour engraving of French soldiers of the Second French Empire in the mid 19th century. An artillery officer on horseback

Vanity Fair Print of Sir John Pender
Victorian caricature of Sir John Pender, British submarine communications cable pioneer. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Vanity Fair Print - George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
Victorian caricature of George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby, a British Liberal politician and colonial governor of Nova Scotia, Queensland, New Zealand and Victoria. By Ape. Vanity Fair 1871

Vanity Fair Print of Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Victorian caricature of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, who was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victorias reign and remains one of the most popular British poets

Vanity Fair Print of Sir Francis Grant
Victorian caricature of Francis Grant, a Scottish portrait painter, who painted Queen Victoria and many distinguished British aristocratic and political figures of the day

Vanity Fair Print of George Bentinck (MP)
Victorian caricature of George Bentinck (MP) 1803 to 1886, a British Conservative politician. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Vanity Fair Print - Edward Wilbraham 1st Earl of Lathom
Victorian caricature of Edward Bootle Wilbraham 1st Earl of Lathom, known as The Lord Skelmersdale between 1853 and 1880, was a British Conservative politician. By Ape (Carlo Pellegrini)

Vanity Fair Print of Sir Fitzroy Edward Kelly
Victorian caricature of Sir Fitzroy Edward Kelly, was an English commercial lawyer, Tory politician and judge. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Vanity Fair Print of George Whyte-Melville
Victorian caricature of George John Whyte-Melville, a Scottish novelist of the sporting-field and a poet. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Vanity Fair Print of the 1st Duke of Saldanha
Victorian caricature of Joao Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha, a Portuguese marshal and statesman. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Vanity Fair Print - William I, German Emperor
Victorian caricature of William I (Wilhelm I), German Emperor and King of Prussia. Under the leadership of William and his Minister President Otto von Bismarck

Vanity Fair Print of Matthew Arnold
Victorian caricature of Matthew Arnold, an English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Vanity Fair Print of Sir Henry Cole
Victorian caricature of Sir Henry Cole, an English civil servant and inventor who facilitated many innovations in commerce and education in 19th century Britain

William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

Outraged
It is difficult to know who is the more outraged here - the gentleman with the beard, the servant, or the group of people at this social gathering

Regency period gentleman making a speech
A Regency period gentleman up on his hind legs making a speech during a meal. From the prominence of the tankard, glass and decanter, it would appear that he is in high spirits

Little girl reading in a harvest field (Victorian illustration)
A little girl wearing Regency style clothing reading a book in a harvest field. From " The Horkey - A Ballad" by Robert Bloomfield

Group of Regency period people
A group of people wearing Regency period clothing - the lady at the back looks alarmed for some reason! From " The Horkey - A Ballad" by Robert Bloomfield

King Edward VI of England (1537-1553), only legitimate son of Henry VIII, who became King of England and Ireland at the age of nine in 1547. He died aged 15

Caricature of the politician (XXXL)
The politician engraved(1850)by A.Wright.Fac simile of the original engraving from the design by W.Hogarth(1697-1764).Restored by Pictore.The politician reading the newspaper with the candle held

Vanity Fair Print of William Henry Gregory
Victorian caricature of William Henry Gregory, an Anglo-Irish writer and politician. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Vanity Fair Print of Captain Eyre Massey Shaw
Victorian caricature of Captain Eyre Massey Shaw, the Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, and its predecessor, the London Fire Engine Establishment, from 1861 to 1891

Vanity Fair Print of Charles Voysey
Victorian caricature of Charles Voysey, a priest of the Church of England who was condemned by the Privy Council for heterodoxy and went on to found a Theist Church. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Vanity Fair Print of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury
Victorian caricature of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury, a British courtier and Whig politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household between 1830 and 1834

Vanity Fair Print of Michael Thomas Bass
Victorian caricature of Michael Thomas Bass, a British brewer and member of the British House of Commons. Under his leadership

Japanese Art - The Forty seven Ronin
Vintage engraving from the story of the Loyal Ronins (or, 47 Ronin). The revenge of the forty-seven Ronin, also known as the Ako vendetta or the Genroku Ako incident

horizontal, mature adults, mature men, medium group of people, mid adult men, mid adult women, mid adults, period costume, reading, standing, studio shot, the past, traditional clothing

agreement, co-operation, discussion, history, horizontal, indoors, large group of people, mature adult, mature men, mid adult, mid adult men, period costume, sailor, sitting, standing, studio shot

ancient civilizations, domestic animal, full length, horse, on the move, one animal, one person, outdoors, period costume, riding, samurai, studio shot, the past, traditionally japanese, vertical

adult, aggression, army soldier, beach, conflict, full length, history, horizontal, looking at view, men, mongol, nautical vessel, obscured face, period costume, protection, rear view, rowing, ship

History of Fashion, French ballroom costumes, 1762
Vintage engraving of History of Fashion, French ballroom costumes, 1762, 18th Century

Illustration of a medieval squire being dubbed a knight

Illustration of ancient Egyptian scribes

Knight and Horse
Antique engraving of Medieval Knight and his Horse

Black and white illustration of seated Greek god Apollo playing lyre

Illustration Moses striking rock with rod as water flows

Illustration of wise King Solomon sitting on throne pointing at naked baby held upside down by man holding sword during argument between two prostitutes

Black and white illustration of Greek goddess Athena

Illustration of Phoenician trading textiles, pottery, and ivory on dockside

Illustration of three ranks of Roman soldier, Centurion, Legate on horseback, and Standard Bearer

Illustration of Visigoth with sword and shield

Illustration of The Pleiades

Illustration of man bowing to 17th century Stuart nobleman and woman

Illustration of Alexander the Great on his horse, Bucephalus

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